A new day is dawning in the fabrication of lower-extremity braces – ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) and knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs). When the full potential of this new technology is realized, the outcome will be stronger, thinner, and lighter devices, some of which...
Ankle-foot orthoses of various designs are widely considered an important aid in managing young patients with spastic cerebral palsy; indeed, they are prescribed for cerebral palsy (C.P.) management more than any other orthotic device. Primary goals include...
Choosing a foot component for a new prosthetic limb these days is no easy business. Once a simple choice among a handful of distinctly different designs, an informed selection of a specific ankle-foot mechanism today has become a complex matter requiring knowledge of,...
In its limb prosthetics application, the term suspension derives from a primary definition of its root word suspend … “to hang from somewhere.” In fact, that definition reveals the primary challenge of attaching a replacement limb to the human anatomy: Hanging from a...
Gel liners, sometimes known as roll-on suction sockets, aren’t particularly new anymore – they’ve been a part of mainstream prosthetic practice going on two decades, and today increasing numbers of amputee patients are wearing them. That growing history doesn’t mean...
LeTourneau & Family Orthotics and Prosthetics fit this area’s first prosthetic ankle-foot system incorporating artificial intelligence and the ability to self-adjust for the type of terrain – flat surfaces, slopes, stairs, etc. – over which the wearer is ambulating....
