The Richie Brace® is a custom ankle foot orthosis designed to treat chronic conditions of the foot and ankle. Introduced to the medical community in 1996, the Richie Brace® has revolutionised the nonoperative approach to the most challenging pathologies treated by the foot and ankle specialist. The Richie Brace® has been successfully implemented in over 100,000 clinical cases in the United States.

With a contoured balanced orthotic footplate articulated to adjustable semi-rigid lower leg uprights, the Richie Brace® is ideally suited to stabilise rotational forces at the midtarsal, subtalar and talo-crural joints. Modifications and enhancements are available to add further restriction of motion in the sagittal, frontal or transverse plane.
Clinical Indications:
  • Adult Acquired Flatfoot secondary to PTTD
  • Lateral Ankle Instability
  • DJD of Ankle or Rearfoot
  • Peroneal Tendinopathy
  • Dropfoot (Restricted Pivot or Dynamic Assist options)
Richie Brace® Features and Benefits:
  • Custom orthotic footplate: Intrinsic posting of forefoot varus/valgus, contoured medial and lateral arches, optimal position of first ray
  • Deep contoured heel cup: Frontal plane control of calcaneus
  • Anatomic ankle hinge placement: Pure, unrestricted saggital plane ankle motion for performance and comfort
  • Semi-rigid lower limb supports: Aligned to provide maximum control of internal/external rotation of the tibia and inversion/eversion of the ankle
  • Adjustable limb support straps: User friendly with minimal bulk around limb supports
Casting: The Richie Brace® is fabricated from a cast taken of
the patients foot and ankle. Either plaster bandages or the
STS casting sock is suitable for taking the cast. Neutral
suspension technique is recommended while plantar
flexing the first ray. Visit www.richiebrace.com
for detailed casting instructions.