manual car controls
doer human
Description
Collection
Title:
manual car controls
Creator:
doer human
Date:
4/30/2008
Text:
Dear List
I have a patient who is a left transtibial amputee. His contralateral side
has no lateral stability, with severe genu varum instability and foot
folding medial almost to 90 degrees in weightbearing. Diabetes. He is in a
CROW with inavitable lateral flare to compensate for weight line falling
lateral to the foot. KAFO is not considered by patient. 360lbs.
He is one and only driver for his family. He drives a Lincoln Towncar, but
is very frustrated with CROW as the shape does not permit him to use pedals
easily, so he changes to a more regular shoe while driving, and then back to
CROW. He can not drive bare footed. Multiple compliance issues as a result.
I have mentioned manual controls to him, but he said that they are very
expensive and who'll install them for me?. I would not mind installing
those myself, but have 2 questions:
1. Is this a coverd item for Medicare? He's medicare and secondary.
Prescription is no problem to obtain
2. Who would you recommend to buy manual controls from? All I know about
them is that an acquaintence, a hemiplegic, got his (single lever
design, twist handle - accelerator, pull it down - brake, steering column
mounted) from a wrecker yard for $400.
Will appreciate suggestions
Igor Lesko, LPO
I have a patient who is a left transtibial amputee. His contralateral side
has no lateral stability, with severe genu varum instability and foot
folding medial almost to 90 degrees in weightbearing. Diabetes. He is in a
CROW with inavitable lateral flare to compensate for weight line falling
lateral to the foot. KAFO is not considered by patient. 360lbs.
He is one and only driver for his family. He drives a Lincoln Towncar, but
is very frustrated with CROW as the shape does not permit him to use pedals
easily, so he changes to a more regular shoe while driving, and then back to
CROW. He can not drive bare footed. Multiple compliance issues as a result.
I have mentioned manual controls to him, but he said that they are very
expensive and who'll install them for me?. I would not mind installing
those myself, but have 2 questions:
1. Is this a coverd item for Medicare? He's medicare and secondary.
Prescription is no problem to obtain
2. Who would you recommend to buy manual controls from? All I know about
them is that an acquaintence, a hemiplegic, got his (single lever
design, twist handle - accelerator, pull it down - brake, steering column
mounted) from a wrecker yard for $400.
Will appreciate suggestions
Igor Lesko, LPO
Citation
doer human, “manual car controls,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/229208.
