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Upper Extremity

Spinal

Lower Extremity

HKAFO (Hip-knee-ankle-foot-orthosis), Custom

Purpose of the Device

  • Provides adjustable control of the hip, knee and ankle
  • Manual locks may be added to hip and knee joints
  • Ankle motion may be fixed or adjustable

Indications

  • Hip fractures/replacement
  • Femur fractures
  • ORIF's, Hip, Femur, Tibia

Common Additions

  • Anterior tibia shell
  • Locking knee
  • Range-of-motion knee joint
  • Range-of-motion hip joint
  • Padded liners
  • PRAFO foot plate
  • Locking hip

Special Considerations

  • Patients who will be bed-to-chair for an extended time should be fit with a PRAFO distally to prevent heel breakdown

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