Lower extremity telescopic orthosis for immediate fitting in paraplegia.
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.
Limbird
T J
TJ
Department of Orthopedics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Stills
M
M
Elliott
D
D
Wharton
G
G
D001915:Braces; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D007866:Leg; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*