Ankle Joints for PTB brace.
Erik Rasmussen CPO
Description
Collection
Title:
Ankle Joints for PTB brace.
Creator:
Erik Rasmussen CPO
Date:
7/17/2002
Text:
I have recently seen a patient in need of a PTB AFO.
Which thermoformable (metal head double action)ankle joints, if any, could
tolerate the stress that would be expected in a brace of this sort.
I am trying to avoid the weight and bulk of external uprights.
Patients weight is 190# Patient has good knee strength, but has Bilateral
Tib-Fib FX which have begun to heal. Ankle joints would be locked to start
with. Motion would be increased in the future.
I don't know of anything that could take the stress, but I am hoping it might
exist.
I thought I would post this to consider other ideas before I began
fabrication.
Thank you, I look forward to any responses.
Which thermoformable (metal head double action)ankle joints, if any, could
tolerate the stress that would be expected in a brace of this sort.
I am trying to avoid the weight and bulk of external uprights.
Patients weight is 190# Patient has good knee strength, but has Bilateral
Tib-Fib FX which have begun to heal. Ankle joints would be locked to start
with. Motion would be increased in the future.
I don't know of anything that could take the stress, but I am hoping it might
exist.
I thought I would post this to consider other ideas before I began
fabrication.
Thank you, I look forward to any responses.
Citation
Erik Rasmussen CPO, “Ankle Joints for PTB brace.,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/219215.
