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  • Therapeutic knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFO) designed for external modification of the structural and/or functional characteristics of the knee and ankle joints and foot of infants (typically before three years of age) with bowed legs. These devices use a dynamic brace which provides support and permits a limited range of movement to the joints These orthoses usually consist of an articulated, dynamic ankle foot orthosis with the addition of metal uprights, an orthotic knee joint, and thigh and calf straps. Dynamic therapy infant bowleg KAFO orthoses are intended for therapeutic treatment of infants with progressive bowing disorder due to abnormal grow of the tibia (known as tibia vara or Blount disease).
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