Low Profile Symes feet response
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Low Profile Symes feet response
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Good Evening Burhan,
Symes amputations are a very challenging level of amputation to provide a
cosmetic and function friendly prosthetic device for.
We have quite a number of Symes amputees in our patient load. I have found
several ways of using the Springlite <A HREF= <URL Redacted>>Cli
ck here: Springlite Home Page</A> line of low profile feet.
For the ultimate in low clearance, their SuperLow Profile foot (Has a male
pyramid mounted on proximal surface) is bolted up to a temporarily
fiberglassed female 4-hole rotator on distal end of socket or check socket.
Then you can walk the patient and it gives you adjustment in all planes.
After alignment is complete you put socket in vertical alignment jig, locking
in the foot using the flex-foot attachment (from Hosmer) in the lower part of
jig. And of course locking in the socket in the top section. After everything
hardens, remove rotator from socket, rough up top of foot and then use
Springlites urethane bonding kit to drop socket right down on top of foot and
then you bond it directly to foot with the urethane.The only Clearance
needed is 1/2to1. This process has been very successful for many of our
average weight patients. Some of the very heavy may break down the urethane
over time. Make sure you order the softest stiffness if patient is use to
wearing a normal non energy storing soft feet.
The other options are to use the OrthoEurope Syman kit (SPS has it) or the
Hosmer rotatable Symes female attachment laminated into the bottom of socket
permanently. Then you can bolt on the superlow, low, or advantage foot and
still have optimal adjustment. It just depends on how much room you have from
bottom of socket to floor.
Talk to Eric Rubie at Springlite, he is very knowledgeable and helpful about
the products he has helped develop.
If you have any other questions, give me a call 530.241.4040
Jeff A. Zeller, RTP/Prosthetist
<Email Address Redacted>
Symes amputations are a very challenging level of amputation to provide a
cosmetic and function friendly prosthetic device for.
We have quite a number of Symes amputees in our patient load. I have found
several ways of using the Springlite <A HREF= <URL Redacted>>Cli
ck here: Springlite Home Page</A> line of low profile feet.
For the ultimate in low clearance, their SuperLow Profile foot (Has a male
pyramid mounted on proximal surface) is bolted up to a temporarily
fiberglassed female 4-hole rotator on distal end of socket or check socket.
Then you can walk the patient and it gives you adjustment in all planes.
After alignment is complete you put socket in vertical alignment jig, locking
in the foot using the flex-foot attachment (from Hosmer) in the lower part of
jig. And of course locking in the socket in the top section. After everything
hardens, remove rotator from socket, rough up top of foot and then use
Springlites urethane bonding kit to drop socket right down on top of foot and
then you bond it directly to foot with the urethane.The only Clearance
needed is 1/2to1. This process has been very successful for many of our
average weight patients. Some of the very heavy may break down the urethane
over time. Make sure you order the softest stiffness if patient is use to
wearing a normal non energy storing soft feet.
The other options are to use the OrthoEurope Syman kit (SPS has it) or the
Hosmer rotatable Symes female attachment laminated into the bottom of socket
permanently. Then you can bolt on the superlow, low, or advantage foot and
still have optimal adjustment. It just depends on how much room you have from
bottom of socket to floor.
Talk to Eric Rubie at Springlite, he is very knowledgeable and helpful about
the products he has helped develop.
If you have any other questions, give me a call 530.241.4040
Jeff A. Zeller, RTP/Prosthetist
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
“Low Profile Symes feet response,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213454.
