After Seven Years of development, the Stance Control Orthotic Knee Joint is now available. Gary Horton, CO, FAAOP, developed this joint along with a team of specialist that he put together. This knee joint is weight activated, allowing a KAFO to block knee flexion, while allowing extension at heel strike, becoming total free motion at heel off. The result is a more normal gait. It is ideal for patients with weak or absent quads due to such things as polio and spinal cord injuries. There is no other joint like this currently available. This joint has a switch and can be used three ways. 1) free knee, 2) locked in 180 degree extension, or 3) stance control mode. Horton’s Orthotic Lab Inc., a patient care facility owned by Gary Horton, has had patients wearing KAFO’s with the stance control knee joint since January 2001. As of June 2002, only 6 months after it's commercial release, over 50 pairs of stance control joints have been sold to Practitioners who have attended the SCOKJ training course. You can view pictures of various patients wearing the SCOKJ by clicking here. The knee joint is distributed by Horton Technology Inc. If you have any questions, please call Horton Technology at 1-866-663-3970.
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