Hello everyone,
I hope someone can help, I have a doctor that ordered a quad assist
orthosis. The patient had polio with both limbs affected. He has never
used orthoses. He has weak quads and good hamstrings. The doctor that
ordered the orthosis is old fashioned and says he has ordered about 6 in
the past 30 years. His explanation of the orthosis is that it has metal
bands at the calf and thigh with what he says is an suspension support
like what old patients would use for BKA. He states that there is a tube
that relaxes as the knee bends and contracts to assists the quads. I
have never heard of this type of orthosis and a google search has
yielded nothing that looks at what he describes. Has anybody seen or
heard of anything like this?
Your help is greatly appreciated,
Juan Chow LO
Accion Rehabilitation
