Water Leg
North, Rebecca
Description
Collection
Title:
Water Leg
Creator:
North, Rebecca
Date:
2/10/2003
Text:
Posting for a colleague:
I'd like advice on matching a water leg to my clients needs. He is an
active 60 year old (high K4 classification) who is moving from a hazelnut
farm to a mobile home. He wants a prosthesis to cope with his expected
change in lifestyle, travelling around Australia with his wife and dog,
getting in and out of a fishing boat, wading in shallow water and showering
in small caravan park cubicles.
He currently wears a PTB prosthesis with a Tec Liner, shuttle lock and Flex
Foot (Variflex style).
Do you have any suggestions or know of anyone who has successfully made a
water proof (take that as water -resistant) prosthesis???
Deanne Galvin
Prosthetist Orthotist
Senior Professional Officer C
ACT Community Care
Rehabilitation Program
Prosthetic Orthotic Service
ph. (02) 6244 2475
fax.(02) 6244 3439
<Email Address Redacted>
I'd like advice on matching a water leg to my clients needs. He is an
active 60 year old (high K4 classification) who is moving from a hazelnut
farm to a mobile home. He wants a prosthesis to cope with his expected
change in lifestyle, travelling around Australia with his wife and dog,
getting in and out of a fishing boat, wading in shallow water and showering
in small caravan park cubicles.
He currently wears a PTB prosthesis with a Tec Liner, shuttle lock and Flex
Foot (Variflex style).
Do you have any suggestions or know of anyone who has successfully made a
water proof (take that as water -resistant) prosthesis???
Deanne Galvin
Prosthetist Orthotist
Senior Professional Officer C
ACT Community Care
Rehabilitation Program
Prosthetic Orthotic Service
ph. (02) 6244 2475
fax.(02) 6244 3439
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
North, Rebecca, “Water Leg,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220734.
