Orthopedic device for aligning joints

Details Orthopedic device for aligning joints Orthopedic device for aligning joints

1988-09-02

1990-04-10

Crowder, Clifford D.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128584, 128 88, A61F 500

Patent

active

RE0331945

ABSTRACT:
An orthopedic device for aligning joints, especially intended as an [The] orthopedic shoe designed for correcting malformations of the foot in infants comprises a rigid posterior part (4) to hold the hindfoot and an interior part (10) to hold the forefoot. These parts 4, 10 are secured to each other through a connecting piece (15) jointed with a ball-and-socket (19) in at least one of the parts (10) and which can be blocked (21) in position. The joint which has three degrees of freedom in the relative position of the posterior (4) and anterior (10) parts permits any adjustment to correct a malformation in the horizontal, vertical and oblique planes, whether or not accompanied by a component of torsion around the direction of deviation.

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