HKAFO
The term HKAFO is an acronym that stands for hip-knee-ankle-foot-orthosis and describes the part of the
body that this device encompasses. This device is
basically a KAFO with the addition of a hip joint and
pelvic section.
The addition of the hip joint and pelvic section
provides control to selected hip motions. These
selected motions about the hip are front to back, side
to side, and rotation. One reason the hip section is
added to a KAFO is to reduce or minimize the risk of
the hip moving out of proper position or dislocating.
Another common reason is to stabilize the hip and
lower spine in cases where the patient is weak or
paralyzed. One common application of HKAFO is RGO,
or, reciprocal gait orthosis, which helps move one hip
upon moving the other hip and encouraging a normal
gait.
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