dynamic knee extension brace options
Karl Entenmann
Description
Collection
Title:
dynamic knee extension brace options
Creator:
Karl Entenmann
Date:
3/1/2010
Text:
Hi all,
I had a 59 year old man referred to me today who has had a total knee on the right side and recently fell and ruptured his quadriceps muscle. He is now 5 months post injury and had a mild CVA also affecting the same side. He is ambulatory with a walker but lacks the last 20 degrees of knee extension and is unstable due to weakness in knee extension. His physician wants a dynamic knee brace that would pull him into full extension. Becker has a GX Knee joint which I am considering in a custom brace, but wonder if anyone has had this problem and what solutions might be suggested. Preferrably somethng that could be unlocked for sitting. Thanks
Karl Entenmann, CPO
Preferred O and P
Gig Harbor, WA
I had a 59 year old man referred to me today who has had a total knee on the right side and recently fell and ruptured his quadriceps muscle. He is now 5 months post injury and had a mild CVA also affecting the same side. He is ambulatory with a walker but lacks the last 20 degrees of knee extension and is unstable due to weakness in knee extension. His physician wants a dynamic knee brace that would pull him into full extension. Becker has a GX Knee joint which I am considering in a custom brace, but wonder if anyone has had this problem and what solutions might be suggested. Preferrably somethng that could be unlocked for sitting. Thanks
Karl Entenmann, CPO
Preferred O and P
Gig Harbor, WA
Citation
Karl Entenmann, “dynamic knee extension brace options,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 27, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/231248.
