Symes/Chopart prosthesis?
Mark Benveniste CP
Description
Collection
Title:
Symes/Chopart prosthesis?
Creator:
Mark Benveniste CP
Date:
3/11/2005
Text:
Dear Colleagues,
Recently I have used the ToeOff for partial feet.
Later I learned that people have been doing this for awhile.
I now see that Ossur is making a similar product called the AFO Dynamic.
I am wondering if anyone has tried a beefier version for Symes and Chopart
levels.
I am not sure if they can be made stronger on request by Ossur and may have
to be custom made somewhere.
I could imagine different cup shapes with padding that would attach to the
bottom.
Any thoughts on why this wouldn't work,
other than some pt's that may require significant off-sets? Some degree of
accommodation could be done at the level of the shoe (e.g. medial or lateral
wedge)
I like the idea of it being lighter, less bulky, cooler and easier to
fabricate
Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
MEDVA Medical Center
Houston, TX
USA
Recently I have used the ToeOff for partial feet.
Later I learned that people have been doing this for awhile.
I now see that Ossur is making a similar product called the AFO Dynamic.
I am wondering if anyone has tried a beefier version for Symes and Chopart
levels.
I am not sure if they can be made stronger on request by Ossur and may have
to be custom made somewhere.
I could imagine different cup shapes with padding that would attach to the
bottom.
Any thoughts on why this wouldn't work,
other than some pt's that may require significant off-sets? Some degree of
accommodation could be done at the level of the shoe (e.g. medial or lateral
wedge)
I like the idea of it being lighter, less bulky, cooler and easier to
fabricate
Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
MEDVA Medical Center
Houston, TX
USA
Citation
Mark Benveniste CP, “Symes/Chopart prosthesis?,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/224621.
