Blatchford Child's 4-Bar Knee Instructions D'utilisation page 4

Clinical Benefits
• Improved ground clearance reducing trips and falls risk, compared to single axis knees
• Geometry increases knee stability during stance phase, compared to single axis knees
• Meets the needs of pediatric patients
• Improved aesthetics for knee disarticulation users or long transfemoral users, compared to
single axis knees (e.g. does not stick out when seated)
Contraindications
This device is not suitable for users with:
• Foot sizes larger than 21cm.
• Residual muscular weakness, contractures that cannot be correctly accommodated, or
proprioceptive dysfunction including poor balance
• Contralateral joint instabilities or pathology
• Complicated conditions involving multiple disabilities
Users must be given gait training before using this device.
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