KC Combo

Practitioners managing patients with knee flexion instability in stance are often faced with the dilemma of whether the patient needs an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) or knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) to correct control the leg instability. Patients with poor quadriceps may experience knee flexion in stance, especially if they lack strength and endurance. Locking the knee all the time may interfere with the patient’s ability to actively strengthen the muscles that will provide long-term stability and improved mobility.

The KC Combo provides opportunities for developing knee control with the AFO alone, or with the attached thigh and knee component to provide more proximal alignment and stability. A simple ring pin fasterner converts the AFO to a KAFO. This hybrid AFO-KAFO design offers therapists and orthotists to opportunity to best address a changing patient profile.

Features

• Ring pin fastener attaches or detaches the knee orthosis quickly without the use of tools
• Growth adjustment option for pediatric applications
• Available with practitioner’s choice of knee joints/locks
• Compatible with a variety of AFO designs including most TC Flex AFOs
• Patient-selected transfer patterns
• Total contact design fabricated from the practitioner’s impression of the limb

Indications

• Knee flexion instability
• Patients who experience changing muscle strength in the lower limb
• Patients who are working towards eliminating the knee control portion of their lower limb orthosis
• Patients who need simultaneous stretching of the foot, knee and ankle to maintain range of motion
• Those patients who need a KAFO to stabilize the knee for standing
and transfers
• Patients who wear an AFO for most activities, but require a KAFO for longer distances or prolonged standing
• Adults with central nervous system disorders including CVA, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries