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Simon F.T. Tang | Zendy; T. L. S. Au | Zendy; MayKuen Wong | Zendy; M. Y. Lee | Zendy

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Modified fracture brace for tibial fracture with varus angulation

Author(s) -

Simon F.T. Tang,

T. L. S. Au,

MayKuen Wong,

M. Y. Lee

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

prosthetics and orthotics international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 1746-1553

pISSN - 0309-3646

DOI - 10.3109/03093649509080353

Subject(s) - brace , tibial fracture , varus deformity , orthodontics , medicine , fracture (geology) , deformity , tibia , surgery , materials science , osteoarthritis , structural engineering , composite material , engineering , alternative medicine , pathology

Sarmiento introduced the functional fracture brace for the management of tibial shaft fracture in 1963. However, tibial angulation with varus deformity cannot be prevented or corrected by such a device. In this paper, a case of tibial shaft fracture with varus angulation treated with a modified below-knee fracture brace was reported.

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