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protect.ROM
Walker
Intended purpose
protect. ROM Walker is a lower-leg foot
brace for mobilisation with an adjustable
range of motion.
Indications
All indications which require early
functional mobilisation with limitation
of the range of motion in joints of the
lower-leg foot region, such as:
• Following fibula fractures (post-
operative and conservative)
• Following fracture-dislocations of the
• upper ankle • Following injuries of the
forefoot and midfoot and the tarsus
(conservative)
• After operations on ligament, soft
tissue and tendon injuries
• Secondary treatment of talus
fractures, calcaneal fractures and
medial malleolus fractures
• For early functional therapy of Achilles
tendon rupture (conservative/
post-operative)
Contraindications
Unstable fractures or fractures of the
proximal tibia or fibula
Risks / Side Effects
If the aids are too tight, this can cause
local pressure sores or constriction of
blood vessels or nerves. Therefore you
should consult the doctor treating you
before you use it if the following
circumstances apply to you:
• Condition or injury of the skin in the
area of application, particularly with
infectious indications (excessive heat,
swelling or reddening)
• Paraesthesia and circulatory disorders
(e.g. as seen in diabetes, varicose veins)
• Lymph drainage disorders – equally,
swelling of soft tissue adjacent to the
area of application which is not related
to a condition
When wearing snug-fitting aids, this can
result in localised skin inflammation or
irritation that is due to mechanical
irritation of the skin (particularly in
conjunction with sweating) or due to the
composition of the material.
Intended patient groups
Healthcare professionals should provide
care to the adults and children, applying
the available information on the
measurements/sizes and necessary
functions/indications and in line with
the information provided by the
manufacturer, and acting under their
own responsibility.
Information
• Do NOT remove the plastic sleeves
which are over the splints! These
plastic sleeves have to stay over the
splints during the first phase of the
adjustment process.
• The protect.ROM Walker is not
designed or intended to be worn by
patients who weigh more than 110 kg.
• Only change the extension and flexion
limits on instruction from your doctor
or orthotist to do so.
How to fit
• Open all straps and remove the foam
inner shoe from the Walker.
• (Fig.1) Open the leg and foot part of
the inner shoe by loosening the hook
and loop fasteners. Ask the patient to
place his foot and lower leg into the
inner shoe.
• (Fig.2) Close the shoe and make sure
that the foam fits closely against the
patient's leg.
• (Fig. 3) Make sure that the plastic
sleeves over the splints still cover the
hook and loop strip on the internal
sides of the splints in full. Ask the
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