HELP !!! with kids who keep breaking AFO's
Heather Davidson
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Title:
HELP !!! with kids who keep breaking AFO's
Creator:
Heather Davidson
Date:
4/23/2002
Text:
i am appealing to all of you who have faced the challenge of robust, strong,
aggressive little tykes who repeatedly break AFO's - the child in question
is 7 yrs old, has spastic diplegia, has had achilles released, walks with no
knee flexion & therefore circumducts & hyperextends, is in the midst of gait
studies, is scheduled for rectus femoris transfers this summer - the doctors
who work with him want adjustable control of range of motion & i have been
succesful with select ankle joints - this year however he has broken two
pairs - one made with polprop. & the other pr with copoly.
any input regarding alternative ankle joints would be most welcome !
heather davidson CO
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aggressive little tykes who repeatedly break AFO's - the child in question
is 7 yrs old, has spastic diplegia, has had achilles released, walks with no
knee flexion & therefore circumducts & hyperextends, is in the midst of gait
studies, is scheduled for rectus femoris transfers this summer - the doctors
who work with him want adjustable control of range of motion & i have been
succesful with select ankle joints - this year however he has broken two
pairs - one made with polprop. & the other pr with copoly.
any input regarding alternative ankle joints would be most welcome !
heather davidson CO
_________________________________________________________________
Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: <URL Redacted>
Citation
Heather Davidson, “HELP !!! with kids who keep breaking AFO's,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218811.
