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Abasiophilia is a psychosexual attraction to people with impaired mobility, especially those who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces, orthopedic casts, or wheelchairs. [1] The term abasiophilia was first used by John Money of the Johns Hopkins University in a paper on paraphilias , in 1990.
Legbrace fetishism – the desire for partners who use leg braces; an aspect of abasiophilia; Medical fetishism – a sexualised interest in observing medical practice and receiving medical treatment; Munchhausen's syndrome – those affected by this psychological disorder feign illness and/or cause themselves self-harm
Abasiophilia—the desire for people who limp and/or use leg braces, walking sticks, crutches, walkers or wheelchairs; Acrotomophilia—the desire for amputees; Andy Pipkin, a character from Little Britain, who pretends to be disabled; Apotemnophilia—sexual arousal based on the desire to be or appear as an amputee
The Providence brace gets its name from the city where it was developed like its predecessors such as the Milwaukee brace, the Boston brace, the Wilmington brace, and Charleston brace. [ 1 ] 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 ...
In human anatomy, the lower leg is the part of the lower limb that lies between the knee and the ankle. [1] Anatomists restrict the term leg to this use, rather than to the entire lower limb. [6] The thigh is between the hip and knee and makes up the rest of the lower limb. [1] The term lower limb or lower extremity is commonly used to describe ...
The thickness of the fascia can give problems when any inflammation present in the leg has little room to expand into. Blood vessels and nerves can also be affected by the pressure caused by any swelling in the leg. If the pressure becomes great enough, blood flow to the muscle can be blocked, leading to a condition known as compartment ...
The popliteus muscle in the leg is used for unlocking the knees when walking, by laterally rotating the femur on the tibia during the closed chain portion of the gait cycle (one with the foot in contact with the ground). In open chain movements (when the involved limb is not in contact with the ground), the popliteus muscle medially rotates the ...
A Taylor Spatial Frame on the left leg consisting of metal rings, pins and struts. The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) is an external fixator used by podiatric and orthopaedic surgeons to treat complex fractures [1] and bone deformities. The medical device shares a number of components and features of the Ilizarov apparatus.