STIRRUPS

IIPO
 Objectives
• What is stirrup?
• Types
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Attachment
 STIRRUPS
• It is riveted directly to the anterior section of the heel
of the shoe & it is the permanent attachment between
the upright of ankle joint & shoe.

Stirrups are of two types

• Solid Stirrup
• Split Stirrup
 ROUND STIRRUPS
• It is a split type of stirrup.
• It has one hollow pipe in which spur pins goes.
• The disadvantage is the location of the joint at the
point of attachment to the shoe.

• The axis of the natural ankle joint and the artificial

joint are not congruent, resulting in an undesirable
stress between the brace and the extremity.
 Rectangular Stirrup
• This is rectangular and does not allow for motion at the heel
but does offer interchangeability.

• Allowance for an ankle joint must, of necessity, be made

unless a stiff ankle is required.

• The mechanical joint can be placed in the proper

physiological position making it far superior to the round
type.
• There are, however, the following disadvantages:

1. A clicking noise often develops at the point of

attachment.
2. There must be considerable flexibility in the frame
for removal and reapplication.
 U – SHAPED STIRRUP

• It is a solid type of stirrup & is in U shape in one

piece.
• It starts from one side of shoe, goes under the heel &
comes to the other side of the shoe coinciding with
both ankle joint levels.
• Here ankle joint movements are coinciding with
anatomical ankle joint but shoes cannot be change.
Solid Stirrup
Split stirrup
 Review Questions
• Stirrup is riveted directly to the anterior section of the
heel of the shoe. (T/F)

• Round stirrup has hollow pipes on either side in

which spur pins goes. (T/F)

• The rectangular stirrup does not allow for motion at

the heel. (T/F)
 REFERENCES
• Carol frey , Atlas of orthoses and assistive devices , 3rd
edition.chapter-11.