![]() MEDI-REHATEK Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO): also known as thigh orthosis. The structure of orthosis goes through from thigh to sole,which can control the movement of the knee and ankle. The therapeutic purpose is to keep stablizing,load-free,prevention and correction deformities when standing. There are two kind of bars,metalic and plastic.The function is deffernt that can be divided into fixing, correction, load-free. Indications: ① foot, ankle deformation ---- clubfoot, foot valgus and varus foot andflat foot and so on; ② peripheral nerve palsy ---- fibular nerve palsy, sciatic nervepalsy,tibial nerve palsy and so on ③ knee disorders - --- lateral knee instability , lowextension force of knee, knee valgus and varus (X \ O-type legs), and knee anti-flexion or extension contracture; ④ hip disease ---- congenital hip dislocation, hip flexion contracure,low hip extension and so on; ⑤Lower extremity fractures-femur, knee and lower leg ,foot fracture; ⑥ bilateral paralysis ---- paraplegia. Thigh orthosis (correction) - X-type leg (knee valgus): knee valgus corrective orthosis. Three-point force correction wokrs with metal bars outside and knee pressure pad inside. O-type leg (knee varus): knee varus corrective orthosis. Three-point force correction wokrs with knee pressure pad outside and metal bars inside. MEDI-REHATEK would like to recommend a good blog of Usefulness and benefits of orthotics.
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