Re: OANDP-L Digest - 18 Apr 2000 to 19 Apr 2000 (#2000-107)
Gene Solyntjes, CO
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Title:
Re: OANDP-L Digest - 18 Apr 2000 to 19 Apr 2000 (#2000-107)
Creator:
Gene Solyntjes, CO
Date:
4/20/2000
Text:
Hello Molly,
I've used Townsend for years with never a distal migration
problem, but have never had the radical cone shaped
measurements you mention.
I think the Kafo will be the best solution. It cannot
distally migrate for obvious reasons. Recently one of our
Orthotists tried converting a knee brace to a KAFO. Those
titanium knee joints were destroyed due to the fact they
weren't meant to absorb the ground reaction forces applied
at gait.
Hope this helps,
Gene Solyntjes L CO
I've used Townsend for years with never a distal migration
problem, but have never had the radical cone shaped
measurements you mention.
I think the Kafo will be the best solution. It cannot
distally migrate for obvious reasons. Recently one of our
Orthotists tried converting a knee brace to a KAFO. Those
titanium knee joints were destroyed due to the fact they
weren't meant to absorb the ground reaction forces applied
at gait.
Hope this helps,
Gene Solyntjes L CO
Citation
Gene Solyntjes, CO, “Re: OANDP-L Digest - 18 Apr 2000 to 19 Apr 2000 (#2000-107),” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/214235.
