SAFO's
mkshop
Description
Collection
Title:
SAFO's
Creator:
mkshop
Date:
5/4/2005
Text:
Hello all:
I had a podiatrist ask me to look into a new AFO design out of Britain. It is called a Silicone AFO. I went to their website and found it to be an interesting design and patients seem to be having good success with it. It is intended primarily for use with patients with foot drop. I was able to find more information at different websites and found the responses weren't all positive. People seemed to like the feel, flexibility, and fit in the shoe. Some problems were with weight, incidences of cracking and tearing, inability of material to breathe and the need for use of an arch support in situations of pes planus or pes plano-valgus in conjunction with their foot drop.
My question to the list is this:
Have any of you had a chance to work with this orthosis.
What was your experience?
Positive or negative feedback from patients?
How durable is it?
Also, how can you laminate with silicone and incorporate strength with flexibility? I haven't in my 23 years as an orthotist ever custom fabricated a silicone type device.
How difficult to work with is it? Is there a high failure rate? Is cost prohibitive?
I appreciate your time and hope to hear your opinions. I will try to post responses anonymously in a few days.
Kevin Matthews, CO/LO
MK P&O Services
210-614-9222
I had a podiatrist ask me to look into a new AFO design out of Britain. It is called a Silicone AFO. I went to their website and found it to be an interesting design and patients seem to be having good success with it. It is intended primarily for use with patients with foot drop. I was able to find more information at different websites and found the responses weren't all positive. People seemed to like the feel, flexibility, and fit in the shoe. Some problems were with weight, incidences of cracking and tearing, inability of material to breathe and the need for use of an arch support in situations of pes planus or pes plano-valgus in conjunction with their foot drop.
My question to the list is this:
Have any of you had a chance to work with this orthosis.
What was your experience?
Positive or negative feedback from patients?
How durable is it?
Also, how can you laminate with silicone and incorporate strength with flexibility? I haven't in my 23 years as an orthotist ever custom fabricated a silicone type device.
How difficult to work with is it? Is there a high failure rate? Is cost prohibitive?
I appreciate your time and hope to hear your opinions. I will try to post responses anonymously in a few days.
Kevin Matthews, CO/LO
MK P&O Services
210-614-9222
Citation
mkshop, “SAFO's,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/224908.
