Prosthetics & Orthotics
This etiological category is associated with most of the patients seen by Prosthetics & Orthotics clinicians.
Disease
This type of foot orthosis is used for patients with non-correctable deformities such as rigid flatfoot or Charcot, or for those with disease states like diabetes, PVD, or neuropathy who are at high risk for injury or ulceration.
Accommodative foot orthosis
With a knee orthosis, one common challenge is this, especially in patients with small calf musculature.
difficulty maintaining suspension
On average, a Prosthetist spends the most time working with patients who have this level of amputation.
Transtibial
This type of AFO (material) might be chosen for its energy-storing and energy-return properties, helping improve gait efficiency.
Carbon Fiber AFO
In a knee orthosis, this strap is considered the most important for maintaining proper fit and function.
Proximal calf strap
Before a Prosthetist/Orthotist can deliver any device to a patient, they must have this
Physician's order
This progressive condition, often seen in patients with neuropathy, leads to joint dislocation, fractures, and deformity of the foot.
Charcot foot
This type of KAFO joint locks during stance phase to provide stability and unlocks during swing phase to allow for normal gait.
Stance control joint
In Prosthetics and Orthotics, these codes are assigned to each device, with pricing determined by Medicare and not changeable by the Prosthetist/Orthotist.
L-codes
This type of AFO is indicated for a patient with fluctuating limb volume due to routine dialysis or other health complications.
Conventional metal AFO
This type of orthosis allows reciprocal hip motion, enabling patients with paraplegia or bilateral lower-limb weakness to achieve a more natural gait pattern.
Reciprocating Gait Orthosis (RGO)
When determining the “ideal” device for a patient, a Prosthetist/Orthotist considers these four main C’s:
Control, Comfort, Cosmesis, and Cost
This type of AFO is used for patients with quadriceps weakness or poor motor control to help prevent knee buckling in stance.
Floor or Ground Reaction AFO
Patients with genu recurvatum due to quadriceps insufficiency are typically fitted with this type of KAFO joint to help control knee hyperextension.
Posterior offset joints