DorsiBrace - Custom Foot & Ankle Brace Solution

DorsiBrace ™

1. Seat the patient. Establish a 90° angle at the knee. Be sure that the patient is seated far forward on the chair so that pressure can be exerted freely above the knee to assure a deep impression with control.
    
2. Instruct the patient to relax and allow you to apply even pressure. The patient should be instructed NOT TO ASSIST in exerting pressure.
    
3. Hold the lateral and medial malleolus assuring a neutral positioning of the Talus and exert pressure from above the knee. Press heel deeply into the crush box.
    
4. The depth of the crush box impression should be governed by the height of the longitudinal arch. Covering this important area will assure an accurate 'positive' cast. Press the foot down to the bottom of the box.
    
5. Maintain the limb at 90°. Press the instep down into the crush box with uniform pressure.
     
6. Remove the patient's foot from the crush box impression without distorting the material and repeat with the other foot. If indelible pencil was used to mark specific areas, please go over these marks again to insure that they will be accurately transferred to the positive cast.