Initial foot for a new Amputee

Benveniste, David Mark

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Title:

Initial foot for a new Amputee

Creator:

Benveniste, David Mark

Date:

1/17/2006

Text:

This has recently come up in discussions with other prosthetists. It's
my practice and the practice at the VA in Houston to initially use the
foot we think the patient will benefit from in the long term, whether
it's a Talux, Renegade, Sureflex, or whatever.

We do not put a pt on a sach or other stiff foot initially. It has been
explained to me that this is done for getting initial balance.

My opinion is that the pt's mind and body adjusts to the foot's dynamics
and there is no point in having him/her
learn another set of proprioceptive clues. Of course if it turns out to
not be appropriate at the time, we change out the foot.
My assumption was that our approach has become a standard of practice.
Is it?

Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
MEDVA Medical Center
Houston, TX
USA
 

                          

Citation

Benveniste, David Mark, “Initial foot for a new Amputee,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225996.