Hip harness

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1992-04-10

1994-02-15

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 19, 1281001, 128 991, A61F 500

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052862518

ABSTRACT:
A flexible hip restraint for patient's recovering from hip surgery having a waist belt, a thigh belt and a plurality of substantially inelastic flexible and adjustable straps connected to the thigh and waist belts for limiting the movement of a patient's thigh to prevent inadvertent dislocation of the femur from the pelvic socket. The straps include a posterior strap extending over the gluteus maximus, a medial strap extending over the greater trochanter and an anterior strap extending along the anterior superior iliac spine of the pelvis.

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