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Floor reaction afo fabrication.
Floor reaction orthosis is a revolutionary orthoses.
Like many afo designs the grafo improves frontal plane stability and is.
In these cases the floor reaction afo functions to maintain the affected joints in proper alignment to accentuate knee extension at midstance and compensate.
The heel needs to be all the way back and in.
A ground floor reaction ankle foot orthosis grafo or frafo is a type of custom fabricated molded plastic afo capable of triplanar control of the foot ankle complex.
Generally formed from polypropylene there are several variations on the grafo but all include an anterior shell which captures the tibia proximally.
If the floor reaction afo has a detachable anterior panel loosen the straps on the side of the panel 3.
To slide the foot and leg into the frafo plantarflex the ankle point the toes down through the top of the orthosis see figure 4.
Make sure the heel is fully seated.
A floor reaction afo is generally used with patients affected by neurological conditions such as spina bifida cerebral palsy brain injury spinal cord injury and post polio paralysis.
This video describes its parts principle of fro uses advantages and disadvantages.