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Assessment of orthotic needs in Iranian veterans with ankle and foot disorders
Military Medical Research, 2018 Background War-related traumas can lead to orthopedic and neurological disorders in victims. However, the scope of such disorders may expand months or even years after the trauma.
Kamiar Ghoseiri +2 more
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Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 2004 The objective of this study is to review the available literature on elbow orthoses in patients with various diagnoses to assess the scientific base of the prescription of elbow orthoses. A search of literature in Medline, Embase, Cochrane and Recal was performed using the keyword "elbow" combined with "orthosis related keywords".
J M, Hijmans +2 more
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Orthoses of ventilative plastics [PDF]
Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 1991 Plastics are extensively used as a material for orthoses. However, one remaining problem is the ventilation of the orthosis. This is a real problem in countries such as Japan, where it is hot and humid especially in summer. The authors have invented a new orthosis "POROPLAST", which is made of mesh plastic sheets, combined in a cross-like weave.
H, Nagata +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 This article presents the results of numerical finite element method (FEM) simulations in the Ansys environment of a Boston orthopaedic brace. The geometric model was developed based on the results of digitisation performed by means of a three ...
Slawomir Grycuk, Piotr Mrozek
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Analysis of the use of technical means for rehabilitation of patients with spastic types of cerebral palsy depending on the level of patient’ motor function [PDF]
Гений oртопедии, 2020 Introduction Spastic types of cerebral palsy are around 80 % of all CP cases diagnosed. They feature early secondary orthopedic complications, for the prevention of which, within the framework of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment, technical means ...
Elnur I. Dzhomardly, Andrei A. Koltsov
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Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 1979 Orthoses which fit inside shoes have, in many cases in the past, been fashioned to the shape of the patient's foot. It is suggested that improved stability and comfort is achieved if, instead, the outside shape of the foot-piece of the orthosis is fashioned to the inside shape of the footwear. A method for achieving this is described.
R G, Platts, A, Field, S, Knight
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Research of materials properties for 3D printing of orthoses
Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2021 In this paper examines the possibilities of applying 3D printing in the manufacture of orthoses. Features of 3D printing of biocompatible materials are analyzed. In this work, mechanical bending tests of three printed samples were performed.
Živilė Marija Jasiūnaitė +3 more
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, 2010 A National Health Service Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) scoping exercise in 2007 identified the use of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) following stroke as a clinical improvement priority, leading to the development of a best practice statement (BPS ...
Bowers, R. +3 more
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Comparing the Utility of Custom Foot Orthoses vs Prescription-grade Prefabricated Foot Orthoses
, 2023 Category: Hindfoot; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Both prefabricated and custom-made foot orthoses have long been effective treatment foot and ankle conditions and deformities. Foot orthoses function by replacing the insole of a shoe to redistribute forces
Samuel D. Stark BS +5 more
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Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION By enabling users to flex the orthotic leg during swing phase and safely lock it during stance phase, stance control orthosis (SCO) offers clear benefits compared to locked knee-ankle-foot-orthosis (KAFO)1.
Nadine Wismer +5 more
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