Responses: Exoskeletal Foot Recommendations

Responses: Exoskeletal Foot Recommendations

Lisa Urso, CPO

Dear List Members,

Guess what? I received NO responses to this post. Drat! I realize that we
rarely fit exoskeletal prostheses (the last one I did was in 1996); however,
I'll give it one more shot with some added info.

I have a 51 year old, male, long (8 1/2), BKA who rejected his last
endoskeletal prosthesis due to the lack of durability of the cover. He puts
significant force/wear & tear against the upper mid, anterior aspect of the shin
section when he climbs ladders, tears it up doing yard work/hiking/auto repairs,
occasionally gets it wet when he's fishing, and gets it really, really wet when
he water skies in it (we're discussing alternatives). The prosthesis was
relaminated into an exoskeletal with a Kingsley Strider SACH foot.

2 Questions:

1) Based on your experience, what is the most durable covering for an
endoskeletal prosthesis?

2) Which exoskeletal prosthetic foot would you use that has some energy
return and can (at least somewhat) accommodate to uneven terrain?
In the past, I've used mostly Ohio Willow Wood's Carbon Copy II and Seattle
prosthetic feet. However, both (and other) companies have newer models that
can be used in exoskeletal systems. Your experience, please?

Thanks for revisiting this. I will post responses.. hopefully!

Lisa Urso, CPO
Albuquerque O & P

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