An ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) or an MAFO (molded ankle-foot orthosis) fits in a shoe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cerebral palsy treatment] Reference

Nowadays, the braces (or AFOs – ankle-foot orthotics) are no longer heavy metal and sweaty leather, but rather lightweight plastic molded to the foot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2007 » June] Reference

Not one of the four professionals explained the problem with my foot, what these braces or AFOs (ankle-foot orthotics) are like nowadays, or asked for my input.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2007 » May] Reference

Existing treatments include physiotherapy or an ankle-foot splint.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

The walker wasn't enough though and she needed ankle-foot orthotics, also known as AFOs to support her ankles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Up North Mommy] Reference

A self-contained, self-controlled, pneumatic power harvesting ankle-foot orthosis (PhAFO) to manage foot-drop was developed and tested.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

This study demonstrated that fluid power could be harvested with a pneumatic circuit built into an AFO, and used to operate an actuated cam-lock mechanism that controls ankle-foot motion at specific periods of the gait cycle.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

Now that I’m wearing my butterfly AFO (ankle-foot orthotic) daily, I had to buy knee high socks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2007 » July] Reference

I ar smart Elfi, I can wrap a sprained ankle, ice it and elevate it so fast it never swells… my husband sprains hims anklez awl da tiem he’s got some version of SCA… Less now that he’s got ankle-foot orthotics…. but my roommate tripped and jammed his big toe really hard and I was like OOH!.    From Wordnik.com.  [teh road to basement cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference

There was at least ankle-foot water.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2005] Reference

Ankle-foot orthotics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Up North Mommy] Reference