Fabrication of a knee-ankle-foot-orthosis for stroke patients in a secondary emergency hospital

Abstract

The early use of a knee-ankle-foot-orthosis in stroke patients is effective in improving physical function and activities of daily living. The length of stay for differs between secondary and tertiary emergency hospitals, so the decision to provide a knee-ankle-foot-orthosis should be made according to hospital function. Regardless of whether knee-ankle-foot-orthoses are made or not, it is important for acute phase hospitals to fill prescriptions for an orthosis and to collaborate with rehabilitation hospitals on methods of gait reconstruction. In this report, as a secondary emergency hospital, we have established in-hospital and out-of-hospital cooperation for the fabrication of knee-ankle-foot-orthoses.