PF resist, DF resist, Softy Liner
Recommended For:
Positioning or Limited Ambulation — Moderate
Key Features
Custom-fabricated from cast or scan -- no plaster casts
Strap variations
include elastic or solid hook-and-loop fastener
Proximal posterior
provides "leaf-spring" like resistance to ankle plantarflexion and dorsiflexion
Strut variations
include very flexible, moderately flexible, and semi-rigid
Softy Liner
made of foam provides more comfortable control of feet that are difficult to align or have sensitive boney prominences
Full wrap-around shell
for flexible control of foot position and alignment
Defined plantar surface contours
Other liner materials are available
including Polyethylene, Co-poly, and OP Flex
Indications
For patients who have excessive pronation or supination.
For patients who have excessive plantarfelxion or dorsiflexion.
For patients who have knee hyperextension.
For patients who have some voluntary control that is very useful and can use that control to increase overall function.
For patients who need more medial/lateral stability than possible in the DAFO 4 or DAFO 3.
For patients who need assistance in managing knee position in flexion and/or extension.
For patients who need a resting splint.