"Syme" foot for swim prosthesis?
Erling Larsson
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Title:
"Syme" foot for swim prosthesis?
Creator:
Erling Larsson
Date:
5/28/2010
Text:
Hello All,
I'm working with a 14 yo male who had a traumatic amputation at Chopart level at when 3 yo. He has had some extra surgery (arthrodesis of the talo crural joint) since then and is now very active. He's on a 1e57 lo rider w/ XO coupler due to limited clearance. He goes swimming with this leg but it takes a while to get the foot cover free from water (and sand) and I would like to give him a swimming leg that's OK to use for shorter walks as well.
Do you have any suggestions for the foot? I would prefer a foot that doesn't get water filled and looks nice with toes.
I have considered the 1P9 pirogoff foot from Otto Bock, but I was hoping for you guys to come up with some alternatives.
Thanks!
Erling Larsson
Prosthetist/orthotist
Aktiv Ortopedteknik I Värmland AB
Karlstad, Sweden
I'm working with a 14 yo male who had a traumatic amputation at Chopart level at when 3 yo. He has had some extra surgery (arthrodesis of the talo crural joint) since then and is now very active. He's on a 1e57 lo rider w/ XO coupler due to limited clearance. He goes swimming with this leg but it takes a while to get the foot cover free from water (and sand) and I would like to give him a swimming leg that's OK to use for shorter walks as well.
Do you have any suggestions for the foot? I would prefer a foot that doesn't get water filled and looks nice with toes.
I have considered the 1P9 pirogoff foot from Otto Bock, but I was hoping for you guys to come up with some alternatives.
Thanks!
Erling Larsson
Prosthetist/orthotist
Aktiv Ortopedteknik I Värmland AB
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation
Erling Larsson, “"Syme" foot for swim prosthesis?,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/231428.
