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A Patient Recovering from Stroke Has Trouble Clearing Her Foot

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A patient recovering from stroke has trouble clearing her foot during swing due to lack of active dorsiflexion.She also demonstrates knee hyperextension during stance.The therapist decides an ankle-foot orthosis can help with foot clearance.The ankle should be set at what range to help control for knee hyperextension?


A) 5º of dorsiflexion
B) Neutral (0º of dorsiflexion)
C) 5º of plantar flexion
D) 10º of dorsiflexion

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