I-Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO), isixhobo sonyango esiyinkimbinkimbi, yenzelwe ukubonelela ngenkxaso ekujoliswe kuyo kunye nokuzinza kwimimandla ye-ankle kunye neenyawo, ukunyusa ukuhamba kunye nokunciphisa ukungahambi kakuhle kwabantu abajongene nokukhubazeka okuhlukeneyo kwemilenze ephantsi. Nokuba kungenxa yeemeko ze-neurological, ukulimala, okanye ukukhubazeka kokuzalwa, i-AFO isebenza njengoncedo oluxabisekileyo ekuququzeleleni imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla kunye nokuphucula umgangatho wobomi bonke.