Fitting an energy-storing knee?
Chuck Scholtz
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Fitting an energy-storing knee?
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Chuck Scholtz
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We normally get a lot of older diabetic patients, but last week we had an
active AK patient come to us asking to fit him with a new energy-storing knee
called the XT9 that he had read about. We were caught off guard and had
never fitted anyone with a high activity knee like this one in particular. I
didn't even know an energy-storing knee was on the market. Would this be
suitable for everyday use? It does not appear to have any stance or gait
control. According to the information on the website, it does have two very unique
features, one of which they call quadricep muscle mimic and extension
promote. We have never even seen this particular knee or have any experience
with it. My question is, who here has experienced fitting it out on a patient?
_www.symbiotechsusa.com_ ( <URL Redacted>)
Thanks,
Don Hinkel, RPA
Kansas City, MO
active AK patient come to us asking to fit him with a new energy-storing knee
called the XT9 that he had read about. We were caught off guard and had
never fitted anyone with a high activity knee like this one in particular. I
didn't even know an energy-storing knee was on the market. Would this be
suitable for everyday use? It does not appear to have any stance or gait
control. According to the information on the website, it does have two very unique
features, one of which they call quadricep muscle mimic and extension
promote. We have never even seen this particular knee or have any experience
with it. My question is, who here has experienced fitting it out on a patient?
_www.symbiotechsusa.com_ ( <URL Redacted>)
Thanks,
Don Hinkel, RPA
Kansas City, MO
Citation
Chuck Scholtz, “Fitting an energy-storing knee?,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227420.
