GRAFOs for Spina Bifida
Martin Faulkner
Description
Collection
Title:
GRAFOs for Spina Bifida
Creator:
Martin Faulkner
Date:
4/5/2006
Text:
Has anyone got any suggestions for GRAFO design for an 18yo man with
spina bifida?
He has approx. 25 deg knee flexion contractures and currently wears
bilateral rear entry GRAFOS with reinforced sole plates, The trimlines
are behind the met heads to allow bending at the met heads but this
leads to breakage from constant weight bearing on the forefoot.
I could always replace them as they are but breakage is not an ideal end
to an ideal orthotic design (?)
Thanks in anticipation.
Martin Faulkner, Orthotist, Orthotic Centre, Auckland, NZ
spina bifida?
He has approx. 25 deg knee flexion contractures and currently wears
bilateral rear entry GRAFOS with reinforced sole plates, The trimlines
are behind the met heads to allow bending at the met heads but this
leads to breakage from constant weight bearing on the forefoot.
I could always replace them as they are but breakage is not an ideal end
to an ideal orthotic design (?)
Thanks in anticipation.
Martin Faulkner, Orthotist, Orthotic Centre, Auckland, NZ
Citation
Martin Faulkner, “GRAFOs for Spina Bifida,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226625.
