Re: terminology
Pat McKee
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Title:
Re: terminology
Creator:
Pat McKee
Date:
12/17/1999
Text:
why not just call it a wrist orthosis/splint. I think the phrase for dropfoot should read
excessive plantar flexion during swing phase not dorsiflexion
Pat McKee
Assistant Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Toronto
Author of Orthotics in Rehabilitation: Splinting the Hand and Body. F.A Davis Publisher,
1998
<Email Address Redacted> wrote:
> Tom:
>
> Excessive dorsiflexion in swing phase as a substitute for dropfoot? When
> I read that I thought, surely there is a better way to say it. But if there
> is, I can't think of it. No wonder dropfoot has stuck.
>
> But, frankly, I'd rather be stuck with dropfoot than with cockup. Well,
> the term, I mean!
>
> If anyone can think of a good substitute phrase for cock-up splint, I'd
> love to put it into use. A good humored patient said, as he handed me his
> prescription for a cock-up splint, Why didn't he just prescribe Viagra?
>
> :-)
>
> Best to all this holiday season.
>
> David Hendricks, LPO, CPO, FAAOP
> HOPE, Inc.
> www.acebrace.com
> Phone: 800.613.8852
> Fax: 813.779.1217
> 37033 SR 54 West
> Zephyrhills, FL 33541
>
>
excessive plantar flexion during swing phase not dorsiflexion
Pat McKee
Assistant Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Toronto
Author of Orthotics in Rehabilitation: Splinting the Hand and Body. F.A Davis Publisher,
1998
<Email Address Redacted> wrote:
> Tom:
>
> Excessive dorsiflexion in swing phase as a substitute for dropfoot? When
> I read that I thought, surely there is a better way to say it. But if there
> is, I can't think of it. No wonder dropfoot has stuck.
>
> But, frankly, I'd rather be stuck with dropfoot than with cockup. Well,
> the term, I mean!
>
> If anyone can think of a good substitute phrase for cock-up splint, I'd
> love to put it into use. A good humored patient said, as he handed me his
> prescription for a cock-up splint, Why didn't he just prescribe Viagra?
>
> :-)
>
> Best to all this holiday season.
>
> David Hendricks, LPO, CPO, FAAOP
> HOPE, Inc.
> www.acebrace.com
> Phone: 800.613.8852
> Fax: 813.779.1217
> 37033 SR 54 West
> Zephyrhills, FL 33541
>
>
Citation
Pat McKee, “Re: terminology,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213335.
