Splint-boot for the treatment of injuries in the ankle joint

Abstract

The multitude of different recommendations aimed at eliminating the same pathology in most cases indicates that none of them fully achieves the expected results. Almost all commercially available ankle fixators have two major shortcomings: they lack an individualized fit for the shape of the foot, joint, and lower leg of the individual patient, and they do not provide sufficiently reliable locking of the foot during supination. In other words, they do not create the conditions necessary for healing when the external ligaments of the ankle joint are injured. To solve this problem, a boot splint (Badgodesberg boot splint) was developed at the Bonn-Bad Godesberg Evangelical Hospital, which has proven to be excellent for treating ankle ligament injuries.

Keywords

splint boot / ankle joint / treatment of injuries / ligamentous apparatus / economic effect

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