Single Custom shoe for TT amputee
Chris Fairman
Description
Collection
Title:
Single Custom shoe for TT amputee
Creator:
Chris Fairman
Date:
3/19/2009
Text:
Dear List,
We currently have two patients who need a single custom shoe for their
single remaining foot. Has anyone had success with a custom shoe company
who can make a generic shoe for the prosthetic side at a reasonable cost?
The patients are both unwilling to purchase a second shoe for their
prosthetic foot and it would be silly to cast a prosthetic foot for a custom
shoe especially when the insurance will not cover the amputated side.
The second question / option would be: Is there a custom shoe company that
can somewhat replicate a shoe (say a New Balance black shoe) with their
custom shoe? This is completely a cosmetic issue.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Chris Fairman CPO
Great Lakes P&O
Ypsilanti, MI
734-528-5200
We currently have two patients who need a single custom shoe for their
single remaining foot. Has anyone had success with a custom shoe company
who can make a generic shoe for the prosthetic side at a reasonable cost?
The patients are both unwilling to purchase a second shoe for their
prosthetic foot and it would be silly to cast a prosthetic foot for a custom
shoe especially when the insurance will not cover the amputated side.
The second question / option would be: Is there a custom shoe company that
can somewhat replicate a shoe (say a New Balance black shoe) with their
custom shoe? This is completely a cosmetic issue.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Chris Fairman CPO
Great Lakes P&O
Ypsilanti, MI
734-528-5200
Citation
Chris Fairman, “Single Custom shoe for TT amputee,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/230276.
