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probably prosthetic "of the" right foot. SM

Posted By: ortho MT on 2007-08-27
In Reply to: She has a prosthetic *above?* right foot for right foot drop. - Does 'above' sound accurate? Not sure.nm

Subject: probably prosthetic "of the" right foot. SM

Prosthetic/orthotic is used to maintain the foot in proper position. No, "above" would not make sense.


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