"flick"
Schafer, Kristin
Description
Collection
Title:
"flick"
Creator:
Schafer, Kristin
Date:
10/29/2008
Text:
Hi Everyone,
I have noticed sometimes in carbon fibre feet that at toe off, the
prosthetic foot will have a little flick, or to be more descriptive, a
small, quick external rotation of the foot from late toe off and into
swing phase. Have you seen this much? I am not sure if this is an
alignment issue or an amputee thing (tibial torsion, hip motion/
weakness...) Of note, I haven't really noticed this action in feet like,
say, an Otto Bock 1D10, or those with a non-carbon fibre (less dynamic)
foot.
Any thoughts?
Kristin
Kristin Schafer, B.Sc. (Kin.), C.P. (c)
Rehabilitation Engineering
Sudbury Regional Hospital- Laurentian Site
I have noticed sometimes in carbon fibre feet that at toe off, the
prosthetic foot will have a little flick, or to be more descriptive, a
small, quick external rotation of the foot from late toe off and into
swing phase. Have you seen this much? I am not sure if this is an
alignment issue or an amputee thing (tibial torsion, hip motion/
weakness...) Of note, I haven't really noticed this action in feet like,
say, an Otto Bock 1D10, or those with a non-carbon fibre (less dynamic)
foot.
Any thoughts?
Kristin
Kristin Schafer, B.Sc. (Kin.), C.P. (c)
Rehabilitation Engineering
Sudbury Regional Hospital- Laurentian Site
Citation
Schafer, Kristin, “"flick",” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed May 18, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/229629.
