title: A simple adjustable functional brace for tibial fractures.
abstract: The use of an adjustable functional brace for fractures of the tibia has several practical and theoretical advantages. The high cost of commercially available braces has limited their use until now. We describe a simple, inexpensive orthosis which has given good results in a clinical study for 32 unselected fractures. The fractures' alignment was well maintained. The brace was comfortable to wear and there were few complications. It is hoped that the low cost of this simple custom-made brace will encourage more widespread use of this technique.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001915:Braces; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy*