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Lightweight, Low-Pro le,
Durable Stabilization
WalkOn® Ankle Foot Orthoses are fabricated from advanced prepreg carbon composite material and help users with dosi exion weakness walk more naturally. WalkOn AFOs are lightweight, low pro le, and extremely tough. And their dynamic design provides a more physiological and symmetrical gait, o ering uid rollover and excellent energy return.
Advantages for you – and your patient
• Durable – Preimpregnated, carbon ber materials make the WalkOn AFOs tough, lightweight, and low pro le.
• Fast and easy to fit – The footplate is trimable and can be shaped with scissors, o en requiring only one o ce visit. Open heel design helps to ensure good t of heel cup. Fits comfortably inside almost any shoe.
• Smooth rollover – Provides heel compression at initial contact and dynamic movement from midstance to terminal stance for preservation of momentum and easy rollover.
• Go anywhere – May be used during many activities, including sitting, kneeling, going up and down stairs, walking, skiing, etc.
• Comfortable – Cu made from Outlast® Clima temperature-regulating material for all-day comfort. Calf band is reinforced with an ultra-high strength, exible polyurethane ber for durability. As light as 6 ounces.
• Easy to don and doff – Asymmetrical design makes for easy, intuitive application.
Indications
Ideal for patients with a variety of conditions and levels of paresis or paralysis, including those with weak dorsi exion, slight knee extension impairment, post- stroke, traumatic brain injury, MS, neuromuscular atrophy, peroneal paralysis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and partial foot amputation. WalkOn AFOs are appropriate for almost any patient weight.
Easy to fit orthoses
WalkOn® family AFOs are especially lightweight and comfortable to wear thanks to their anatomical design. The soles can usually be trimmed to size using normal scissors for an optimal fit.
Supination correction sttrap
A supination correction strap (28Z10) can also be used.