My name is Sarah Maxwell.

I was in a car accident (head on collision) two years ago. I had an open pylon fracture of my right tibia and a complete break in two area's of my fibula. I have had three surgeries to try and save what was left of my foot. I will try to sum them up quickly. I wore an external fixator for eight months to innitiate healing. I have an internal fixator consisting of two metal plates (one on my tibia and one on my fibula) and 18 screws. I also needed a bone donor because a fraction of my tibia was gone. I had plastic surgery that consisted of a muscle flap taken from my gastrocnemius to promote blood flow. I have zero degrees of dorsiflexion and only 15 degrees of planterflexion.

I have a significant limp secondary to almost no ankle movement. However, I was introduced to the [SOLE Custom Footbeds] on a clinical rotation at Arizona State Universtity my 2nd Year of Physical Therapist assistant School. The Therapist I was working under, Bob Carl, discussed the benefits of the orthotic and talked me into trying a pair for my self.

I have greatly improved my gait pattern. and while in shoes that my orthotics are in I do not have any limp what so ever. It has improved my biomechanics in my ankle, improved my posture, and has also taken a great deal of strain off of my knee that I was experiencing before the [SOLE Custom Footbeds]. So thank you for this wonderful product. It not only improves my function in every day life, it also has decreased my pain level and has prolonged or possibly haulted the idea of surgery later on in life. I recommend them to all my patients!
- Sarah Maxwell, Physical Therapist Assistant, Oklahoma