Laterally adjustable knee brace

Details Laterally adjustable knee brace Laterally adjustable knee brace

1997-06-13

1999-01-12

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

607 16, A61F 500

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058579885

ABSTRACT:
In a cable-based external knee ligament system, tensioned cables are disposed in a zig-zag pattern on each side of the femoral, patellar and tibial areas, and the load on selected ligaments can be varied by laterally moving cable guides above and below the knee which form the zig-zag pattern.

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patent: 5013037 (1991-05-01), Stermer
patent: 5599288 (1997-02-01), Shirley et al.
patent: 5662595 (1997-09-01), Chesher et al.

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