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The brace is normally used with growing adolescents to hold a 20° to 45° advancing curve. [1] [6] The brace is made of high density polypropylene lined with polyethylene foam [6] that is customized to the individual patient, and it opens in the back via a series of Velcro straps. Daily use of the brace ranges from 16 to 23 hours a day. [7]
Front view of a pre-moulded plastic back brace with nylon torso and shoulder straps made for a female adolescent or pre-adolescent patient. A back brace is a device designed to limit the motion of the spine in cases of bone fracture or in post-operative spinal fusiona, as well as a preventative measure against some progressive conditions or to correct a patient's posture.
[13] [15] [16] Patients that need a tooth rotated or pulled down may have a small, tooth-colored [17] composite attachment bonded onto certain teeth. [13] Since the form-fitted plastic used in clear aligners is not as rigid as the metal used in traditional braces, sometimes the flexibility in the materials need to be compensated in the areas ...
A custom-made ankle/foot orthosis can be used for the treatment of patients with foot ulcers, it is a rigid L-shaped support member with a rigid anterior support shell on an articulated hinge. The plantar portion of the L-shaped member has at least one ulcer-protecting hollow to allow the user to transfer their weight away from the ulcer to ...
While braces correct the position of teeth, orthodontic headgear—which, as the name suggests, is worn on or strapped onto the patient's head—is most often added to orthodontic treatment to help alter the alignment of the jaw, although there are some situations in which such an appliance can help move teeth, particularly molars.
The Milwaukee brace, also known as a cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis or CTLSO, is a back brace most often used in the treatment of spinal curvatures (such as scoliosis or kyphosis) in children but also, more rarely, in adults to prevent collapse of the spine and associated pain and deformity. It is a full-torso brace that extends from the ...
The Providence brace is designed and custom fitted using a specialized measuring board and a digital model of the patient's body, accompanied by X-rays of the patient's spinal deformity. [ 1 ] [ 9 ] A CAD/CAM model is used to make the brace out of copoly plastic which is then modified to ensure optimal correction of the spinal curvature. [ 3 ]
The hand controller is located at the LSO workstation. A handle is provided so the LSO may select the position of the meatball. The pickle switch is attached to the end of the controller handle. As the handle on the LSO controller is moved up or down it lights three or four consecutive lamps in the light box thus providing a meatball. Repeaters