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protect.Walker boot
protect.Walker boot
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Intended purpose
protect.Walker boot is a lower-leg foot
brace for immobilisation in a specified
position.
Indications
All indications requiring a immobilisation
in a pre-set position of the lower leg -
foot - area such as:
• Following injuries of the achilles tendon
(postoperative / non-surgical)
• For stable foot and joint fractures,
fracture postoperative care (non-
surgical)
• Following luxation of the upper ankle
joint
• Following ligament-, soft tissue-, or
tendon injuiries (postoperative /
non-surgical)s
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 users and patient target
groups
Healthcare professionals and patients,
including persons who play a supporting
role in care, are the intended users for
this device, provided that they have
received briefing on this from healthcare
professionals.
Patient target group: Healthcare
professionals should provide care to
adults and children, applying the
available information on the
measurements/sizes and required
functions/indications, 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.Walker boot is not
designed or intended to be worn by
patients who weigh more than 110 kg.
Fitting instructions
• 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
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