FW: Request of information for a patient who have right knee and ankle joint fusion

FW: Request of information for a patient who have right knee and ankle joint fusion

Lance Hoxie

4/5/2002

Gentlemen:

The following message was received by our offices. Can anyone provide this
person with a response?

Thanks for your help.

Lance Hoxie
Executive Director
American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: <Email Address Redacted> [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:45 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Request of information for a patient who have right knee and ankle
joint fusion


Dear Sir,
    Hello. I am now studying a BSc. prosthetic and orthotic programme in
Hong Kong PolyU. I am now having a patient who need some orthotic management
but i am quite confuse of this.
   He is a 26 male who have a right knee and right ankle joint fusion. The
patient also has a right leg length discrepancy of 45mm. He first complaint
of ankle pain and instability . But most recently he exhibits a varus
deformity at the ankle/subtalar joint, and is walking on the lateral border
of his foot.
   He now need some orthotic management. I want to ask what is the
pathomechanics of this pathology. Also, what orthosis should he need?
  Thank you for your help!

Yours faithfully,
Parco