AFO (Ankle Foot Orthosis)
Ankle-Foot Orthosis
With this brace (AFO), the patient is able to bear weight, and usually a regular shoe can be worn. Sometimes a half size bigger shoe is required. The AFO will protect the tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints about the ankle and foot from the stresses of walking.
- Drop-foot control
- Foot drag due to hemiplegia
- Stabilize gait
- Dorsi-flexion assist
- Plantar flexion resist
- Prefabricated polypropylene
- Lightweight
- High durability
- Good fit for most types of shoes
Rocker Bottom modification to sole of shoe
The Rocker Bottom change needs to be made to the shoe since with normal gait (walking), the ankle moves up and down, and in the AFO (brace), the ankle won’t be able to move in that manner.
Sometimes, for more limited instability, or when less support is needed, a brace can be used that allows for some up and down motion of the ankle, but gives more restriction to the side to side (subtalar) motion. This brace looks like a stirrup, fitting on the inside and outside of the ankle by a strap under the heel, and straps around the leg just above the ankle. This more limited brace can usually be worn within a lace up shoe.
Product Information
| PART# (Left) | PART# (Right) | SIZE | MEN’S | WOMEN’S | EUR |
| A11-WT-SM-L | A11-WT-SM-R | S | ≤ 6 | ≤ 6.5 | ≤ 37 |
| A11-WT-MD-L | A11-WT-MD-R | M | 6.5-8.5 | 7-8.5 | 37-39 |
| A11-WT-LG-L | A11-WT-LG-R | L | 8.5-10 | 9-10.5 | 40-43 |
| A11-WT-XL-L | A11-WT-XL-R | XL | 10.5 | ≥ 11 | ≥ 44 |
