Becker Lever Release
Patricia Hazard
Description
Collection
Title:
Becker Lever Release
Creator:
Patricia Hazard
Date:
5/9/2001
Text:
I just read the responses on knee joint locking systems.
I fitted bilateral KAFOs on a patient with post polio paralysis. She had previously used metal and leather orthoses and successfully swithched to plastic and metal. I used a Becker lever release system with the cable on the thigh cuff. Our technician followed the instructions precisely. The patient likes the system but has broken two of the plastic cable guides while getting onto the toilet.
The Becker rep said they don't have other reports of that happening. Have anyone had a similar problem?
Patricia Hazard, CO
Charleston, SC
I fitted bilateral KAFOs on a patient with post polio paralysis. She had previously used metal and leather orthoses and successfully swithched to plastic and metal. I used a Becker lever release system with the cable on the thigh cuff. Our technician followed the instructions precisely. The patient likes the system but has broken two of the plastic cable guides while getting onto the toilet.
The Becker rep said they don't have other reports of that happening. Have anyone had a similar problem?
Patricia Hazard, CO
Charleston, SC
Citation
Patricia Hazard, “Becker Lever Release,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216485.
