Inner boots and carbon reinforcement on AFOs
Armstrong, Greg
Description
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Title:
Inner boots and carbon reinforcement on AFOs
Creator:
Armstrong, Greg
Date:
3/9/2021
Text:
We are a pediatric facility and often add a soft inner boot to AFOs. 12A Aliplast is used most often but sometimes puff or pelite. We have a couple of issues with fabrication and I'm wondering if anyone has a solution. So, the 12A has a learning curve to use without thinning the material and we are well past that. The other materials are more problematic:
* Puff will not stick to itself after heating in the oven, making it difficult to form to the positive model. We are trying adhesive now.
* Polycar-C is what we use for carbon reinforcement and it won't stick to the puff or pelite making it difficult to vacuum over.
Can anyone offer a solution?
Greg Armstrong, CPO/L
* Puff will not stick to itself after heating in the oven, making it difficult to form to the positive model. We are trying adhesive now.
* Polycar-C is what we use for carbon reinforcement and it won't stick to the puff or pelite making it difficult to vacuum over.
Can anyone offer a solution?
Greg Armstrong, CPO/L
Citation
Armstrong, Greg, “Inner boots and carbon reinforcement on AFOs,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/255336.
