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What is Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO?

An AFO or "foot brace" is a plastic brace fastened with velcro straps around the foot to prevent tripping or foot drop. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 4%
Moderate
6 13%
Mild
13 28%
None
25 54%

Most commonly reported side effects

comfort issue
13 28%
Tightness around feet uncomfortable; feels better without the braces
7 15%
Pain
7 15%
some difficulty putting on
6 13%
can get hot,
4 9%
Can't find shoes to fit
3 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
44 51% Other: 51%
Did not seem to work
22 26% Did not seem to work: 26%
Course of treatment ended
15 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Side effects too severe
4 5% Side effects too severe: 5%
Doctor's advice
2 2% Doctor's advice: 2%
Personal research
2 2% Personal research: 2%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 83 patients who’ve stopped using Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
8
31
43
72

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
5
8
20
21
24

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
21 46%
Usually
17 37%
Sometimes
4 9%
Never
4 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 11%
Somewhat
8 17%
A little
16 35%
Not at all
17 37%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 2%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
17 37%

Report created on November 22, 2009.