Dobbs Dynamic Foot Abduction Brace for Clubfoot

The Dr. Dobbs
Clubfoot Brace

A New Dynamic
Foot Abduction Orthosis
for Clubfoot Treatment

After a long time living in the laboratory and being tested on actual
patients, the Dobbs Dynamic Foot Abduction Brace is finally making
some headway in the real world as part of the follow up bracing
protocol necessary to the success of the Ponseti Method.

Unlike the bars that have been used up until

this point, the Dobbs Dynamic bar, often

referred to as the Dobbs Articulating Bar,

allows each leg to have independent

movement while maintaining the prescribed

degrees of rotation and dorsiflexion in the

affected feet.

The Dobbs Dynamic Orthosis is now being used with several different
types of clubfoot shoes: The plastic AFO variety Dobbs created to
go with this bar, the Markell shoe and the Mitchell shoe.

Below are some photos of Sammy who was treated by Dr. Dobbs
using the Ponseti Method. Sammy uses the Dobbs Dynamic Foot
Abduction Brace and his mother is very satisfied with it to date.

The Dobbs Dynamic Foot
Abduction Brace with AFO
shoes.

The same articulating bar with
the Markell style of shoes.

Sammy crawling in his Dobbs
bar with Markell shoes.

Sammy standing in his Dobbs articulating
bar with Markell shoes. Notice the blocks
under the toes for stability.

This is a wonderful photo of Sammy, and
demonstrates how you can measure and set
the length of the bar to shoulder width apart.

These three photos were provided by Dr. Dobb's clinic, demonstrating
children wearing the articulating bar.

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