What is an ankle-foot orthosis? What functions does it have?
The basic role of ankle-foot orthoses is divided into three aspects
1. Compensate for partial muscle weakness.
2. Stretch the tendon for a long time to fight against the contracture of the muscle.
3. Fix the normal function of the joint to avoid the relaxation of the ligament after being stretched abnormally.
It is indicated in nine categories:
01Ankle instability
02 Mild paralysis of the knee joint
03 foot drop
04 Ankle and foot fractures or injuries
05 Moderate or higher valgus or clubfoot
06 Clubfoot
07 Hemiplegia
08 cerebral palsy
09 paraplegia, etc
Ankle-foot orthoses can be divided into two categories, the first is dynamic ankle-foot orthoses and the second is protective ankle-foot orthoses.
