Re: Leather ankle support?

Re: Leather ankle support?

garry ogilvie

12/4/1999

Mr Trower;
My appologies if you took my comments as a personal attack on you or your
abilities. They were in no way ment to be taken that way. Many
manufacturers,such as Knit-Rite and Truform, have made Leather ankle
guantlets that have been available for over twenty years or longer. And yes
I may have gotten Custom Fit and Custom Made confused.
I do,however , maintain that my original comment about many Orthotists of
today do not know how to actually make something. When I recieve an Rx for a
Custom Ankle Splint I still begin the fabrication process by taking an
impression simular to an AFO mold and fabricate the leather splint to that
mold.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted A. Trower < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: garry ogilvie < <Email Address Redacted> >
Cc: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Leather ankle support?


> At 08:09 PM 12/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >What a shame it is today that many of the Orthotist's of today dont
know
> >how to make anything.
> >Iwould start by taking an impressoin of the patients foot and ankle and
go
> >from there-
> ----garry ogilvie
>
>
> What a shame that you can't read before you insult. The script specified
> both leather AND custom fitted.
>
> I'm not aware of any commercially available leather ankle supports and
from
> the many responses I've gotten no one else is either.
>
> Just for your information I used that knowledge to save the client a trip
> buy casting him for a custom made device on the first visit. I've made
> sweated leather supports before and will probably do it again when
> indicated. I was just trying to follow the prescription as written.
>
> Truth is I'm not afraid to admit that I don't know everything and to ask
for
> help when I need it, sorry if that offends you.
>
>
>
>
> Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
> A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
> Jackson, MI, USA
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