Types of orthotics

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    1. jeshyr
      Sep 14, 2009
      jeshyr says:

      I'd like to add a list of types of Orthoses, for example "Foot Orthosis", "Ankle Foot Orthosis", "Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis", and yes even "Hip Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis" (these are usually referred to by their acronyms, AFO, KAFO, and HKAFOs). Also there are orthotics for wrist, elbow, shoulder and combinations of the above, and for back, neck, and pretty much any other body part that I missed in that list.

      They also each come in different types, for example rigid, semi-rigid, soft, etc.

      I have no idea how this should best be done - I'm new at this! Advice would be very welcome.

      2. jeff Metaweb Staff
        Sep 14, 2009
        jeff says:

        Good question. We might need a new property on either Medical Treatment or Medical Device to allow for subclasses/superclasses of devices. Do any of the medical admins want to weigh in?

      3. faye Metaweb Staff
        Sep 14, 2009
        faye says:

        Sure. Seems like a parent-child phylogeny pattern for Medical Device is unavoidable here. We will still need a property to indicate the body part a device is designed for -- perhaps on the Medical Device type itself? As for different types of orthoses, such as rigid vs soft, I'm not sure how that should be captured via a generic property. Ideas?

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