knee orthoses design help
Sean Sullivan
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Title:
knee orthoses design help
Creator:
Sean Sullivan
Date:
10/14/2014
Text:
Hi all.
I'm looking for help designing knee orthoses for a b/l non ambulatory
patient. Patient demonstrates b/l hip adduction with knee flexion
contracture. She can be passively ranged at the hip to full ROM and the
knees to approx 80'. I would have no trouble putting custom knee orthoses
with double upright and step lock style joints if it weren't for her hip
involvement. The PT wants to avoid an abduction bar or Scottish rite style
HO. They have issues with the patient removing any pillows or soft knee
separator.
So. I'm looking to utilize a single upright on the lateral side with a step
lock style joint to gradually decrease her loss of range. The torque
involved in this setup is a concern for me. I know there used to be
available a kit for fabricating knee orthoses in house. Not sure step lock
ever was an option for this style of kit. They were more meant for your
standard adjustable motion derotation brace. The uprights in these kits
were made out of steel that were curved to better allow for an open trim
design and also better distribute the forces involved.
Does anyone know
1)if these kits are still available and if they have a step lock style joint
as an option and 2) of a better design to handle to torque involved minimize
medial bulk and allow for single upright design?
Thanks for any input.
Sean Sullivan BOCO, CPA
Cell 518-567-5456
www.clinicalpando.com
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I'm looking for help designing knee orthoses for a b/l non ambulatory
patient. Patient demonstrates b/l hip adduction with knee flexion
contracture. She can be passively ranged at the hip to full ROM and the
knees to approx 80'. I would have no trouble putting custom knee orthoses
with double upright and step lock style joints if it weren't for her hip
involvement. The PT wants to avoid an abduction bar or Scottish rite style
HO. They have issues with the patient removing any pillows or soft knee
separator.
So. I'm looking to utilize a single upright on the lateral side with a step
lock style joint to gradually decrease her loss of range. The torque
involved in this setup is a concern for me. I know there used to be
available a kit for fabricating knee orthoses in house. Not sure step lock
ever was an option for this style of kit. They were more meant for your
standard adjustable motion derotation brace. The uprights in these kits
were made out of steel that were curved to better allow for an open trim
design and also better distribute the forces involved.
Does anyone know
1)if these kits are still available and if they have a step lock style joint
as an option and 2) of a better design to handle to torque involved minimize
medial bulk and allow for single upright design?
Thanks for any input.
Sean Sullivan BOCO, CPA
Cell 518-567-5456
www.clinicalpando.com
Confidentiality and Privilege Notice
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intended only for the use of the recipient identified above. If you are not
the intended recipient, you are hereby directed to take such action as is
necessary to delete this message permanently from your system--merely
sending it to the Trash or Deleted Items folder is insufficient to comply
with this directive. Please send an e-mail to the sender of this e-mail
advising that you received it in error and have deleted it from your system.
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that this e-mail was sent to you in error, please delete it and notify the
Sender as directed above.
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Sean Sullivan, “knee orthoses design help,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/236812.
