The Medi-Rehatek below-knee prosthesis with function compensation on foot is a product that is combined with the below knee prosthesis and below knee orthosis.This prosthesis applied to patient with severe loss of function of stump after foot amputation or to patients with a certain foot deformity.
For example, after Bona-Jager disarticulation or Lisfranc disarticulation, it is often accompanied by the heel turning inwards, or backwards in deflection.
Load-bearing function of distal residual limb is not good, residual limb end will present with load-bearing pain. It is easy to damage the skin. In this case amputees should choose below knee orthosis or below-knee foot prosthesis.
The former below-knee prosthesis with function compensation on foot used stent style .The prosthetic socket is made from leather, connects with the rubber of the forefoot as one, and then It is reinforced with metal support, with a tight belt in the lower leg. This prosthesis has the shortcomings like heavy weight, that is easy to make the calf muscle atrophy.
Now most types of the prostheses are made from thermoplastic sheet or polymer resin materials. When the residual limb can not bear load, we need to build a similar below knee prosthesis with patellar belt which bears load.
The prosthetic socket is in accordance with the building of Syme prosthesis.There is an open window in the back of lower leg, the front partial prosthetic foot is made from polyurethane or rubber. This compensation to foot function can actually be seen as a special use of below knee prosthesis.
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