DMD night splint

Macchi

Description

Title:

DMD night splint

Creator:

Macchi

Date:

2/3/2003

Text:

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

Macchi, “DMD night splint,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220597.