adjustable heel ht responses

adjustable heel ht responses

Kristin

6/19/2001

Dear List,
 Thanks to all who replied. Here's the responses. --Kristin Bradley,
C.P. (a)(c)

I have tried most of the feet on the market and in my humble opinion,
the
Century XX11 total concept is by far the best, easy to adjust, low
maintenance and my patients tell me it walks real well too.

I have heard good reports on the Century XXII and have also heard that
the
Masterstep will be taken off the market.
Your other option would be interchangeable feet which have been used for

decades.

We have successfully used an adjustable Heel Height S.A.F.E. II as well
as
the other two you mentioned. Of the three, I actually like it best.

I have an active adult in the Total Concept foot for a year. She enjoys
the
foot. However, recently the foot has started to make a noise-squeak. I
have
determined that the squeak is originating between the keel and the foot
shell. The foot is out of warranty and it seems as though the keel will
have
to be replaced. I believe Kingsley manufactured the keel/foot shell.
Ossur
now owns Century XXII and is said to be improving the foot. A few
months
back, there was a terrible back order on this foot especially the small
narrow ones. I hope this helps.

We have a few patients using - or formerly using - the Century XXII.
Two
people have broken the ankle twice. Both have returned to a different
foot
because of this. Century XXII, as we have been told, is designing a
more
durable foot/ankle. It seems to be good for category 2 or under
activity
level. We have a few people that get along without mechanical
problems. It
can be difficult for a person who has weak finger strength, such as an
elderly person. You must have each patient cycle the mechanism several
times in your presence, make an angular adjustment, and lock it in
place, to
assure s/he has the ability - or seek the assistance of a spouse or
other
significant other. SAFE foot also has an adjustable ankle - requiring an

allen wrench to loosen a foot bolt, then tilt the ankle and secure the
bolt
again.

Campbell-Childs has a SAFE ll foot adjustable heel height that is
very
functional and very affordable.

Endolite North America too have an adjustable heel foot, called
the PAH FOOT, This foot allows the patient to adjust the heel to
differing
heels dependent on the shoes they may be wearing at the time, it is very

popular, and durable, the other feet in the Endolite range are also heel

height adjustable but this is normally carried out by the facility, as
it
would require some thought into the positioning of the foot and some
specialized fitting instructions to be followed, something the patient
could
not be trusted to do without the proper tooling. The cost of these feet
range
from $300-$800 and are always on hand.

Hello.Ihave recently used the century 22 total foot ,and I will not use
any
more.both that i used broke with in 4 months,and it took almost that
long
to get them repaired and sent back.(thank you ossur.. I have used the
masterstep and it has performed very well,also endolite makes an
adjustable
foot that is very simple and durable..Hope this helps.