Exploring the rationale for prescribing ankle-foot orthoses and supramalleolar orthoses in children with cerebral palsy: A narrative synthesis of rationale statements.

A large and contemporary body of literature describes the rationale for prescribing AFOs for children with CP. There are opportunities for future research that clearly articulates the rationale for prescribing SMOs for children living with CP and to focus the rational for orthotic intervention on the real-world challenges that are most important to children living with CP, such as the ability to participate among peers.