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Hinged Knee Brace

Hinge Knee Brace · Post-Op Knee Brace · Hinged ROM Knee Brace · Range of Motion Knee Brace

A long leg brace with padded straps on the thigh and calf and metal or plastic side bars joined by a hinge at the knee. A dial at the hinge sets and locks the range the knee can bend.

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    Put on in the OR over the dressing at the end of knee ligament and hamstring repairs to protect the repair. After open proximalPROK-sih-mulNearer the center of the body, or nearer the place where a part is attached.Full entry hamstring repair it is applied before the patient wakes, locked at about 45 degrees of flexion, and worn for about 6 weeks. After posterior cruciate ligament repair it may be set to allow 10 to 90 degrees of motion.

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  1. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  2. Rothrock. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 20 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 743
  3. AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 21 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 969

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