Boot (medicine)
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A boot is a medical device worn during treatment and recovery of a variety of foot injuries. Along with orthopedic casts, leg braces, splints and orthotics, it is a form of immobilizing and weight bearing for injuries to the foot area.[1][2]
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- ^ "Achilles tendon rupture - aftercare". National Institutes of Health. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Lisfranc (Midfoot) Injury". American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. December 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-25.