Professional Documents
Culture Documents
IIPO
Objectives
• Mechanism of each joint
• Indication
• Function
Stop type of ankle joint
• Anterior stop
• Posterior stop
• Double stop
Anterior stop
• Contraindication:
• if there is poor sense of balance.
• Advantages: it permits some active
dorsiflexion and plantar flexion.
• Disadvantages:
• Won’t allow more than 5-10 degrees motion.
Dorsiflexion assist