The Importance of a Dorsiflexion Stop in KAFOs for Patients with Weak Plantar Flexors
- Original Title: Die Bedeutung des Dorsalanschlages in KAFOs für Patienten mit schwachen Plantarflexoren
- Authors: Daniel Sabbagh1, Jörg Fior2, Ralf Gentz2
- Institutions: 1FIOR & GENTZ GmbH – Scientific Editing, 2FIOR & GENTZ GmbH – Management
- Form of Contribution: presentation
- Congress: OTWorld 2016
- Location: Leipzig, Germany
Date: 3–6 May 2016 - Expert Association: German Federal Guild Association for Orthopedic Technology (Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädietechnik, BIV-OT)
Summary: A patient with weak plantar flexors serves as an example to show that a KAFO (knee-ankle-foot orthosis) with an optimally adjusted dorsiflexion stop benefits the gait from a functional point of view. These benefits become especially clear when comparing it to an orthosis with no optimally adjusted dorsiflexion stop.
Keywords: dorsiflexion stop, weak plantar flexors, pathological gait, orthoses, gait analysis