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A Lower Leg Walker (10) for the treatment of ankle fractures and a variety of other injuries to the foot and ankle, has a foot platform base (12) comprising a rigid chassis (14) of more or less parallelepiped shape. The chassis is substantially a plurality of ribs disposed at right angles, forming a grid and is over-moulded with resilient materials forming a shoe shape. The foot platform base supports and accommodates the human foot and has a distinctive, low. double rocker profile (22,24) on its underside. The lower leg walker is provided with attachment means (16) for securing a pair of upright side-members (28,29) to the foot platform base and these are covered with Velcro TM type material which releasably secures them to a wrap which is lined with terry material and encloses the foot, ankle and lower leg. The device is secured to the patient with a series of straps. <IMAGE>
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