dynamic assist knee joints
zach harvey
Description
Collection
Title:
dynamic assist knee joints
Creator:
zach harvey
Date:
9/1/2004
Text:
Dear list,
I have a 9 year old Bilateral Congenital BK I'm
working with. He presents with knee flexion
contractures of about 40 degrees and he lacks knee
extension but has fair knee flexion. Hip ROM and MMT
are normal. He currently wears sockets with thigh
cuffs attached with dial locks permanently fixed in
flexion. He walks without crutches and it looks as if
he were climbing up a steep hill just walking on flat
ground. He circumducts and laterally leans. I plan
to fit him with dynamic response feet and new sockets
and thigh cuffs.
My question is: Does anyone have experience using a
extension assist knee joint of some kind in a similar
situation? I'm thinking that if he could get some
spring back out of loading the thigh cuffs, it would
help propel him forward. Thanks for your ideas, Zach
Harvey, CPO
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I have a 9 year old Bilateral Congenital BK I'm
working with. He presents with knee flexion
contractures of about 40 degrees and he lacks knee
extension but has fair knee flexion. Hip ROM and MMT
are normal. He currently wears sockets with thigh
cuffs attached with dial locks permanently fixed in
flexion. He walks without crutches and it looks as if
he were climbing up a steep hill just walking on flat
ground. He circumducts and laterally leans. I plan
to fit him with dynamic response feet and new sockets
and thigh cuffs.
My question is: Does anyone have experience using a
extension assist knee joint of some kind in a similar
situation? I'm thinking that if he could get some
spring back out of loading the thigh cuffs, it would
help propel him forward. Thanks for your ideas, Zach
Harvey, CPO
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Citation
zach harvey, “dynamic assist knee joints,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223620.
