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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.
[2] [3] Other researchers have approached it as a form of identity disorder. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The most common interests are towards amputations , prosthesis , and crutches. [ 1 ] As a sexual fetish, attraction to disability is known as devotism , and those with the fetish are known as devotees .
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
Frequently used alternative terms are leg cuffs, (leg/ankle) shackles, footcuffs, fetters [2] or leg irons. The term "fetter" shares a root with the word "foot". Shackles are typically used on prisoners and slaves. Leg shackles also are used for chain gangs to keep them together. [3]
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 ...
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Halo-gravity traction (HGT) is a type of traction device utilized to treat spinal deformities such as scoliosis, [1] [2] congenital spine deformities, cervical instability, basilar invagination, and kyphosis. [3] It is used prior to surgical treatment to reduce the difficulty of the following surgery and the need for a more dangerous surgery.
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