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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 7%
Moderate
3 11%
Mild
8 30%
None
14 52%

Most commonly reported side effects

comfort issue
8 30%
some difficulty putting on
4 15%
Pain
4 15%
Tightness around feet uncomfortable; feels better without the braces
3 11%
feel unstable
2 7%
cannot tand up
2 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
35 54% Other: 54%
Did not seem to work
15 23% Did not seem to work: 23%
Course of treatment ended
13 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%
Side effects too severe
3 5% Side effects too severe: 5%
Doctor's advice
1 2% Doctor's advice: 2%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%
Not indicated
1 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 64 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
1
4
18
30
38

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
3
5
18
16
17

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
11 41%
Usually
10 37%
Sometimes
3 11%
Never
3 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 7%
Somewhat
5 19%
A little
11 41%
Not at all
9 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
9 33%

Report created on November 20, 2009.