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What is Foot/ankle splint?

A foot/ankle splint or brace, sometimes known as an ankle-foot orthosis or AFO, is used to keep weak or spastic ankles in a more comfortable position. They may be prescribed by an occupational or physical therapist.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Foot drop 5 1 Efficacy_slight
Other 2 0
Weakness in left ankle 2 0
Pain in ankles 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Sprains, both ankles 1 0
Foot drop (right) 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 10 patients currently using Foot/ankle splint

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Foot/ankle splint

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Foot/ankle splint

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Foot/ankle splint

Always
 1 33%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 67%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Foot/ankle splint

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 1 33%
Not at all
 1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Foot/ankle splint

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

Report created on February 11, 2012.