Heavy Duty Foot
Warren Mays
Description
Collection
Title:
Heavy Duty Foot
Creator:
Warren Mays
Date:
9/23/2013
Text:
Hello All,
I have a patient who requires a heavy duty foot for his transtibial
prosthesis. This patient weighs 250lbs, and is a focused body builder. He
routinely does squats, etc, with A LOT of weight. He is also on the state
Medicaid plan, so carbon fiber feet are not an option. He is currently in an
Endolite Multiflex foot. I've tried to steer him away from the Multiflex
foot several times in the past, but he really likes the way it walks, and
has ultimately rejected other styles of foot.
I would like to find a simple, cost effective foot that can provide him with
the rollover that he likes, but with greater durability.
Thanks for your ideas in advance.
Warren R Mays, CPO
I have a patient who requires a heavy duty foot for his transtibial
prosthesis. This patient weighs 250lbs, and is a focused body builder. He
routinely does squats, etc, with A LOT of weight. He is also on the state
Medicaid plan, so carbon fiber feet are not an option. He is currently in an
Endolite Multiflex foot. I've tried to steer him away from the Multiflex
foot several times in the past, but he really likes the way it walks, and
has ultimately rejected other styles of foot.
I would like to find a simple, cost effective foot that can provide him with
the rollover that he likes, but with greater durability.
Thanks for your ideas in advance.
Warren R Mays, CPO
Citation
Warren Mays, “Heavy Duty Foot,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/235574.
