Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1986-09-26
1987-12-29
Crowder, Clifford D.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
623 39, A61F 300
Patent
active
047153636
ABSTRACT:
A brace for controlling the degree of motion of a person's knee. The brace includes a first cuff for releasable securement to the thigh portion of the leg and a second cuff arranged to be releasably secured to the calf portion of the leg. Elongated brace members extend between the upper cuff and the lower cuff and are interconnected by polycentric hinges. A set of pairs of wedge-like stop members are provided with the brace. Each pair of wedge members is arranged to be releasably secured to associated brace members adjacent the hinge means to serve as stop means precluding the extension of the brace beyond a maximum extension angle. Each pair of wedge members establishes a different maximum extension angle. Bands are also provided to hold the brace in place on the leg.
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