Prevention of plantar flexion through the use of pillows to support the lower legs and elevate the toes is a priority intervention for which patient?

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The patient who has suffered a CVA with resulting left-sided paralysis (hemiplegia)is at risk for footdrop.Neither the 54-year-old patient with osteoarthritis in all lower extremity joints nor the 25-year-old patient with a fractured pelvis as a result of a motorcycle accident would have damage to the nerve necessary to cause footdrop.There is little chance that the 15-year-old patient who has been comatose for 2 years as a result of a head injury sustained from a fall off a roof will ever be capable of mobility.

Prevention of Plantar Flexion Through the Use of Pillows to Support