Adjustable hip and knee orthosis

Details Adjustable hip and knee orthosis Adjustable hip and knee orthosis

1995-05-23

1996-09-24

Dvorak, Linda C.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 23, 128882, A61F 500

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055586287

ABSTRACT:
A center abduction bar attached at opposite ends to T-shaped connecting elements held in place by thumb screws, the connecting elements attached to side plates conforming to the shape of a patient's thigh and a soft covering over the side plates. The center abduction bar has an inner bar and outer tube to permit adjustment of the center bar's width and to control abduction of the patient's knee and hip. A thumb screw on the abduction bar controls the width setting.

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Orthotic Rehab. Products, Inc. Vari-Duct Hip and Knee Orthosis 3 pages.

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