Townsend AFO
beattie5
Description
Collection
Title:
Townsend AFO
Creator:
beattie5
Date:
7/25/2001
Text:
Dear Colleagues,
A very active man with a history of breaking DFA plastic AFOs every winter was in my office the other day. I fit him with a Tamarack hinged dorsi assist AFO with the Gaffney rubber dorsi assists to further increase the assist. This solved the breakage problem until his friend's pit bull ate it. His insurance will only pay for one AFO every 3 years. I was considering using the new Townsend AFO, but hesitate because of inexperience with it. Does anyone know if 1) It is durable? 2) It has sufficient dorsiassist strength? 3) The fit and function of the Townsend AFO is good. Prompt response would be great as I am holding the cast awaiting final decision. I will post received responses
Wendy Beattie, CPO
A very active man with a history of breaking DFA plastic AFOs every winter was in my office the other day. I fit him with a Tamarack hinged dorsi assist AFO with the Gaffney rubber dorsi assists to further increase the assist. This solved the breakage problem until his friend's pit bull ate it. His insurance will only pay for one AFO every 3 years. I was considering using the new Townsend AFO, but hesitate because of inexperience with it. Does anyone know if 1) It is durable? 2) It has sufficient dorsiassist strength? 3) The fit and function of the Townsend AFO is good. Prompt response would be great as I am holding the cast awaiting final decision. I will post received responses
Wendy Beattie, CPO
Citation
beattie5, “Townsend AFO,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/217019.
