How to carry out ambulation training with KAFO in patient with a spinal cord injury who had an added complication of an accidental burn on thigh region?

Mr. Shah had a D12 compression fracture, spinal cord compression with ASIA type B with neurological level of injury D12 and fracture of the upper end of humerus. After one and half month of ambulation training he could walk with a walker and a KAFO (In a KAFO we have 3 points of support. 1. Thigh band, 2. Knee cuff & 3. Calf band). Apart from the walker and the  KAFO, he required moderate assistance for balance during the dynamic activity of walking and assistance with stepping forward.  He was using moist heat for the pain around the fractured L shoulder. After heating his L shoulder, he kept the hot water bag by the L thigh and due to the lack sensation below D12 (below groin region), he got a significantly large burn on the anterior aspect of the thigh. 

This where we could have had a major setback in his ambulation training. Because of the burn, he couldn't have worn the KAFO. It would have taken 2-4 weeks for the healing to complete. This meant that Mr. Shah would have to stop walking for that period of time. Instead of losing a whole month of rehabilitation, I came up with a plan. I waited for two days for early inflammation to subside.

Then, I used an AFO, a knee cuff, a thigh pad and a calf band to support his leg while walking. I did not tie the thigh band which was over the burnt area - the anterior aspect of thigh. With the AFO, knee cuff and thigh pad we got 3 point support and could manage without thigh band. He had started walking with a KAFO (like device) within 2 days of the burn.

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