Boot (medicine)

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]

A walking boot being worn in place of a cast to treat a broken ankle. The air pump system can be seen on the side of the boot to inflate the boot to provide added support

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