title: Lower extremity telescopic orthosis for immediate fitting in paraplegia.
abstract: For initial gait training with the paraplegic patient, a lower extremity telescoping orthosis has been developed. This brace eliminates the time-consuming fabrication, considerable weight, and cumbersome use of conventional knee-ankle-foot orthoses and is easily adjustable to a wide range of patients. Particularly during the early phase of rehabilitation, this brace offers significant advantages to the patient with lower extremity disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Limbird
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stills
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wharton
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D007866:Leg; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*