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Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Is unilateral lower leg orthosis with a circular foot unit in the treatment of idiopathic clubfeet a reasonable bracing alternative in the Ponseti method? Five-year results of a supraregional paediatric-orthopaedic centre

Fig. 2

a-e The Pohlig lower leg orthosis (LLO). a + b Note the circular foot unit (1) closed by a heel cap as seen in b), the lower leg unit (2) and the inner liner made out of Tepefoam (3). The calcaneo-pedis block is held in 20° external rotation (see a and c) and 20° dorsal extension (see e). A mounted gas pressure spring to push into dorsal extension that can be adjusted, if desired, is also shown

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