Prosthetic foot alignment

Tan Chi Wei

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Title:

Prosthetic foot alignment

Creator:

Tan Chi Wei

Date:

7/21/2006

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Hi All :

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> I am a student and am new here. I learnt about Biomch-L after one of

> my professors sent me an email regarding a topic of interest.

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> I am writing in today to find out how many people would agree with me

> in the following:

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> In the alignment of the prosthetic foot, dorsiflexion was the most

> important alignment change (ref: Fridman, Ona and Isakov; P&O

> International 2003, 27. 17-22)

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> Would you agree if I say extension of a BK socket is actually

> equivalent to dorsiflexion of the prosthetic foot and that flexion of

> the BK socket is equal to plantar flexion of the prosthetic foot? I

> say this because during mid stance, the shank is to be perpendicular (


> or close to) to the floor. Therefore, if a BK socket is flexed, shank


> perpendicular to the floor, then the foot will have to be plantar
flexed. Vice versa.

 

> Open for comments.

 

> Thanks

>

> Chi Wei TAN

> Division of BioEngineering, National University of Singapore

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Citation

Tan Chi Wei, “Prosthetic foot alignment,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226953.