Re: DMD night splint
Bob Lin
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Title:
Re: DMD night splint
Creator:
Bob Lin
Date:
2/11/2003
Text:
Good morning all. In regards to the recent inquiry re a successful
pre-fab night splint for the DMD patient as a prophylaxis to heel cord
contracture my suggestion would clearly be the PRAFO by Anatomical Concepts
Inc. This line of pre-fab night braces also affords the best
ambulation and accomodation of potential ML deformity(varus/valgus)
using the PRAFO-EV. This design has been studied by the gait lab at
Ct Childrens Medical Center on 8 hemiparetic patients (kinetics and
kinematics) and proven to be most effective in the aforementioned
parameters. This paper is being finalized for publication in JPO in the
very near furture. I hope this helps your inquiring therapist. Bob Lin
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]On
Behalf Of Macchi
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:09 PM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: [OANDP-L] DMD night splint
Dear Colleagues,
A physical therapist I work with is interested in using off-the-shelf
night splints to maintain the ankles of young DMD patients in a neutral
position. These children have no deformities yet, but she wants to avoid
or delay the development of equinovarus contractures.
What brands and models of devices do you like for these cases? Are
these easy to don? Do they require much adjustment to fit well? Does
night splinting have an effect on the development of equinovarus
contractures in the DMD population?
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Kevin Felton, CO, LO, FAAOP
Education Coordinator, Orthotics Department
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, TX 75219-3883
voice: 214-559-7440
fax: 214-559-7473
website: www.tsrhc.org
email: <Email Address Redacted>
pre-fab night splint for the DMD patient as a prophylaxis to heel cord
contracture my suggestion would clearly be the PRAFO by Anatomical Concepts
Inc. This line of pre-fab night braces also affords the best
ambulation and accomodation of potential ML deformity(varus/valgus)
using the PRAFO-EV. This design has been studied by the gait lab at
Ct Childrens Medical Center on 8 hemiparetic patients (kinetics and
kinematics) and proven to be most effective in the aforementioned
parameters. This paper is being finalized for publication in JPO in the
very near furture. I hope this helps your inquiring therapist. Bob Lin
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]On
Behalf Of Macchi
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:09 PM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: [OANDP-L] DMD night splint
Dear Colleagues,
A physical therapist I work with is interested in using off-the-shelf
night splints to maintain the ankles of young DMD patients in a neutral
position. These children have no deformities yet, but she wants to avoid
or delay the development of equinovarus contractures.
What brands and models of devices do you like for these cases? Are
these easy to don? Do they require much adjustment to fit well? Does
night splinting have an effect on the development of equinovarus
contractures in the DMD population?
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Kevin Felton, CO, LO, FAAOP
Education Coordinator, Orthotics Department
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, TX 75219-3883
voice: 214-559-7440
fax: 214-559-7473
website: www.tsrhc.org
email: <Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Bob Lin, “Re: DMD night splint,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 27, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220595.
