Impairments and activity limitations | Orthoses |
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Pes cavus and foot pain | Foot orthoses |
Pes cavus and poor balance | UCBL* orthoses |
Pes cavus and poorer balance (not corrected by UCBL* orthoses) | Supramalleolar orthoses |
Pes cavus and poorer balance (not corrected by supramalleolar AFOs†) | Hinged AFOs†|
Foot drop and poor walking | Posterior leaf spring AFOs†|
Foot drop, poor walking, pes cavus, and poor balance | Hinged AFOs†with PF‡ stops |
Global weakness of foot/ankle muscles and poor walking and/or balance (with/without pes cavus and/or foot drop) | Hemispiral AFOs†|
Global weakness of foot/ankle muscles and poorer walking and/or balance (not corrected by hemispiral AFOs†, with/without pes cavus and/or foot drop) | Solid AFOs†|
Pes cavus and/or ankle equinus (≥ 0°, not corrected by hinged AFOs†with/without PF‡ stops) | Solid AFOs†|