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Bilateral SCOKJ wearer with polio walks in the woods with his dog. Photograph courtesy of Horton’s Orthotic Lab. |
For years, inventive minds have known what
was needed: A free-swinging orthotic joint that allows the knee to
bend and flex under the wearer’s control rather than locking it
into a fully extended, stiff-leg position that made ambulation
possiblebut awkward, uncomfortable, and exhausting.