AFO Selection Guide

This guide is to help you understand the differences between each of our AFO’s and to assist you in determining which design is most appropriate for your patients. If you have any questions, please contact us and we'll be glad to help.

> See Contraindications to Carbon Bracing.
> Download and print the AFO Selection Guide (pdf) and post it in your office for quick reference.

	AFO Design		Benefits		Indications/ Activity Level		Flexibility Rating* 0=Very Rigid, 6=Very Flexible
	Energy Return
	FlexorBand		Unrestricted dorsi-plantar flexion, mild lateral ankel control		Drop foot with wide ROM needed/all activity levels, various sports (running, hiking, etc)
	Lateral Strut		Dynamic toeplate response, mild lateral ankle control, lightweight and low-profile		Drop foot or similar/low to moderate activity levels
	Posterior Lateral Strut		Dynamic toeplate response, mild recravatum control, lightweight and low-profile		Drop foot, MS pts needing recravatum control/low to moderate activity levels
	Spiral		Dynamic toeplate response, mild ML and AP control at the ankle, lightweight and low-profile		Drop foot, MS, flail foot, stroke pts without spasticity/low to moderate activity levels
	Energy Return/Stability
	Hybrid Medial Strut: Standard Calf, Anterior Shell, Posterior Calf		Dynamic heel and toe response, mild stance ankle control, lightweight and low-profile		Drop foot, stroke pts without spasticity, CMT, MS pts that need more midstance control/low to high activity levels
	Solid Ankle
	SA Posterior		Ankle stability, hind foot control, heel protection		Calcanial fractures, hind foot instability/all activity levels
	SA Anterior Medial		Highest level of ankle stability, maximum floor reaction, most rigid design		Ankle instability, ankle fracture, CMT, failed fusion, knee instability requiring floor reaction AFO/all activity levels

* Flexibility Rating is based on a 0 to 6 scale. The higher the rating the greater the overall flexibility of the brace.

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