Pengaruh Penggunaan Sandal Drop Foot Terhadap Perbaikan Pola Jalan Penderita Drop Foot Akibat Kusta Di Rumah Sakit Kusta Sumberglagah Mojokerto

Abstract

In handling Drop Foot due to leprosy, Prosthetic Orthotics can provide services in the form of ortosis, namely Sandal Drop Foot, which aims to reduce the drop foot in the ankle joint caused by a decrease in flexor dorsal muscle tone. Sampling is done by purposive sampling. The sample count consisted of 10 drop foot sufferers due to leprosy at Sumberglagah Mojokerto Leprosy Hospital. The instrument used is Rivermead Visual Gait Assessment form, video gait analysis equipment (handycam, goniometre, stationery). Drop Foot sandals have a big effect on leprosy patients who experience drop foot in improving road patterns compared to without when using Drop foot sandals. Drop foot sandals are sutu aids or correction tools to prevent prolonged drop foot or prevent further disability, but can not cure and restore normal in people with drop foot due to leprosy. The purpose of this study is to find out the Effect of Using Drop Foot Sandals On Improving Road Patterns of People With Drop Foot Due to Leprosy. This study uses the research design" Quasi experiment pre post test with out control design" one groups pre and post design, where in this study there is only one group of conscientious subjects who will be measured the pattern of the path before and after being given treatment. From the alternative test Wilcoxon obtained a value of significance with a value of p = 0.004, because p < 0.05, it can be said that there is an effect on the use of Drop Foot Sandals on improving the road pattern of drop foot sufferers due to leprosy