Background Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP). AFOs are designed either to improve function or to prevent or treat muscle ...

Background Children with SMA Type 1 now have access to drug therapies that result ... all children were able to sit independently and nine children used a thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis (TLSO). All ...

[8,9] The ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthoses in the lower limb. [10] AFOs are designed to address two main concerns; either to improve function or to affect the ...

An ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is used to help patients walk, to maintain a corrected position after casting or surgery, and to help keep muscles stretched out. There are many types of AFOs, including ...