1 Comments Posted by Gymnp

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When I was in elementary school in the 50 and 60's I saw many kids
wearing metal and leather leg braces. No one ever explained what they were for or what they did or anything and I deveoloped a fascination about braces. I figured it out eventually but never lost the curiousity. I've even bought some on EBAY and tried them on. Would not want to have to wear leg braces but they are ineresting just the same. Was a girl I remember in Ft. Worth, TX who wore an AFO with just one upright. One day during class change in the crowded hall I accidentally stepped on her heel and dislodged the brace and she had to sit on the stairs and fix it. I thought I had killed her but she said it was OK. Oddly, she would go to PE class and run and play kickball without her brace. And I still don't know why.