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Below the Knee
Upper Extremity
- Arthritic Deformities, Upper Extremity
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervain's
- Elbow and Hand Arthroplasty
- Elbow and Hand Burns
- Elbow and Hand Tissue Healing
- Elbow and Hand Trauma
- Elbow Contracture
- Elbow, Decreased Strength
- Elbow, Immobilize and Protect
- Elbow, Loss of Muscle Function
- Fracture: Humeral
- Fracture: Olecranon
- Fracture: Radial/Ulnar
- Gamekeeper Thumb,Tendonitis
- Humeral Carcinoma
- Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Post-op, Shoulder Surgery
- Radial Nerve Damage
- Repetitive Stress Disorder of Upper Extremity
- Shoulder Capsule Tear
- Transradial Amputee
- Wrist Sprains
- Wrist, After Casting
- Wrist, Immobilize and Protect
Spinal
- Cervical Instability
- Cervical Spine Trauma
- Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar Trauma
- Compression Fractures, Spinal
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar/Thoracic
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Lumbar
- Fracture: Anterior Vertebral Body at T-5 - L-5
- Fracture: Anterior Vertebral Body at T-6 - L-4
- Fracture: Cervical Spine
- Fracture: Compression
- Fracture: Spinal
- Fracture: Transverse Process
- Instability Thoraco-Lumbar
- Instability, Lumbar
- Instability, Lumbar (mild)
- Kyphosis
- Low Back Pain
- Osteoarthritis (Spine)
- Post-op, Spinal Surgery
- Sacro-Illiac Pain
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- Spondylolisthesis
Lower Extremity
- Achilles Tendon Repair
- Amputation, Partial Foot
- Ankle Sprain, Acute or Chronic
- Arthritis, Lower Extremity
- Bunions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- Cerebrovascular Accident with Quadricep weakness
- Charcot Joint
- Chondromalacia
- Collapsed Longitudinal Arch
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Ankle-Foot
- Diabetes
- Drop Foot
- Edema
- Extra Hammertoes & Bunions
- Fat Pad Atrophy
- Feet, Hard to Fit with Fixed Deformities
- Flexible Pes Planus
- Forefoot Adductus
- Fracture: Charcot
- Fracture: Distal Tibia/ Fibula
- Fracture: Femur
- Fracture: Foot and Ankle
- Fracture: Forefoot
- Fracture: Hip
- Fracture: Midtarsal/Calcaneal
- Fracture: Tibia/Fibula
- Fracture: Tibial Plateau
- Gait, Crouch
- Gait, Narrow or Cross Over
- Hammer Toes
- Heel Spurs
- Hip Dysplasia
- Hip Replacement
- Insensate Foot
- Instability, Medial/Lateral Ankle
- Instability, Sitting or Standing (Pediatric)
- Knee Hyperextension (chronic)
- Knee Instabilities, Grade I and II
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Sprain
- Leg Fatigue
- Lesions, Plantar
- Ligament Tears/Ruptures/Repairs of Knee
- Ligamentous Injury/Knee Deficiency
- MCL, LCL instabilities
- Metatarsalgia
- Metatarsus Abduction/Adduction
- Metatarsus Adductus
- Metatarsus Adductus, Type III
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuroma
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis (Knee, Uni-Compartmental)
- Paralysis, Lower Extremity
- Patella-Femoral Disorders
- Patellar Tendonitis
- Peroneal Palsy
- Post Ankle Fusions
- Post-op, Knee Surgery
- Post-op, Partial Foot Surgery
- Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
- Pronation
- Pronation, Severe
- Quadricep Weakness
- Spasticity
- Tendon Repair, Lower Extremity
- Tibia Plateau Fracture
- Ulcers, Forefoot
- Ulcers, Plantar
- Above/Below Knee Amputee
- Achilles Tendon Repair
- Amputation, Partial Foot
- Ankle Sprain, Acute or Chronic
- Arthritic Deformities, Upper Extremity
- Arthritis, Lower Extremity
- Below Knee Amputee
- Bunions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- Cerebrovascular Accident with Quadricep weakness
- Cervical Instability
- Cervical Spine Trauma
- Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar Trauma
- Charcot Joint
- Chondromalacia
- Collapsed Longitudinal Arch
- Compression Fractures, Spinal
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervain's
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar/Thoracic
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Ankle-Foot
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Lumbar
- Diabetes
- Disc Herniation
- Drop Foot
- Edema
- Elbow and Hand Arthroplasty
- Elbow and Hand Burns
- Elbow and Hand Tissue Healing
- Elbow and Hand Trauma
- Elbow Contracture
- Elbow, Decreased Strength
- Elbow, Immobilize and Protect
- Elbow, Loss of Muscle Function
- Extra Hammertoes & Bunions
- Fasciitis, Plantar
- Fat Pad Atrophy
- Feet, Hard to Fit with Fixed Deformities
- Flexible Pes Planus
- Forearm, Immobilize and Protect
- Forefoot Adductus
- Fracture: Anterior Vertebral Body at T-5 - L-5
- Fracture: Anterior Vertebral Body at T-6 - L-4
- Fracture: Cervical Spine
- Fracture: Charcot
- Fracture: Compression
- Fracture: Distal Tibia/ Fibula
- Fracture: Femur
- Fracture: Foot and Ankle
- Fracture: Forefoot
- Fracture: Hip
- Fracture: Humeral
- Fracture: Midtarsal/Calcaneal
- Fracture: Olecranon
- Fracture: Radial/Ulnar
- Fracture: Spinal
- Fracture: Tibia/Fibula
- Fracture: Tibial Plateau
- Fracture: Transverse Process
- Gait, Crouch
- Gait, Narrow or Cross Over
- Gamekeeper Thumb,Tendonitis
- Hammer Toes
- Heel Spurs
- Hip Dysplasia
- Hip Replacement
- Humeral Carcinoma
- Insensate Foot
- Instability Thoraco-Lumbar
- Instability, Lumbar
- Instability, Lumbar (mild)
- Instability, Medial/Lateral Ankle
- Instability, Sitting or Standing (Pediatric)
- Internal or External Tibial Torsion
- Knee Hyperextension (chronic)
- Knee Instabilities, Grade I and II
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Sprain
- Kyphosis
- Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Leg Fatigue
- Lesions, Plantar
- Ligament Tears/Ruptures/Repairs of Knee
- Ligamentous Injury/Knee Deficiency
- Low Back Pain
- MCL, LCL instabilities
- Metatarsalgia
- Metatarsus Abduction/Adduction
- Metatarsus Adductus
- Metatarsus Adductus, Type III
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuroma
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis (Knee, Uni-Compartmental)
- Osteoarthritis (Spine)
- Paralysis, Lower Extremity
- Patella-Femoral Disorders
- Patellar Tendonitis
- Peroneal Palsy
- Post Ankle Fusions
- Post-op, Knee Surgery
- Post-op, Partial Foot Surgery
- Post-op, Shoulder Surgery
- Post-op, Spinal Surgery
- Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
- Pronation
- Pronation, Severe
- Quadricep Weakness
- Radial Nerve Damage
- Repetitive Stress Disorder of Upper Extremity
- Sacro-Illiac Pain
- Scoliosis
- Short Residual Limb
- Shoulder Capsule Tear
- Spasticity
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- Spondylolisthesis
- Talipes Equinovarus Club Foot
- Tendon Repair, Lower Extremity
- Tibia Plateau Fracture
- Transfemoral Amputee
- Transradial Amputee
- Transtibial Amputee
- Ulcers, Forefoot
- Ulcers, Plantar
- Wrist Sprains
- Wrist, After Casting
- Wrist, Immobilize and Protect
AFO, Ankle Foot Orthosis, Metal
Purpose of the Device
- Provides support to ankle and controls motion of the ankle joint
Indications
- Drop foot
- Medial/lateral instability
- CVA
- Paralysis
Common Additions
- Extra-depth shoes
- Varus/valgus ankle corrective strap
- Steel shank
- Rocker sole
Special Considerations
- This is the most versatile of AFOs
- It can be used for patients whose conditions or abilities are changing
- This orthosis allows a therapist to work with a patient and gradually change the orthosis to accommodate the patient's abilities
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