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KMID : 0361419960200030787
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1996 Volume.20 No. 3 p.787 ~ p.793
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Newly Designed Vest-type Shoulder Forearm Support
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Abstract
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Subluxation of the shoulder is a common problem in patients who have had a stroke. Of the shoulder supports that are being used today, many do not reduce the subluxation quite enough, and patients continue to complain of shoulder pain. A new
support
named 'Vest-type' shoulder forearm support was designed and turned out to prevent glenohumeral subluxation and stabilize the shoulder joint effectively. The amount of reduction that have been achieved by the newly designed support was compared
with
other kinds of supports including Bobath sling and a lap board in this study. Anteroposterior X-rays were taken from the stroke patients, of both the affected and the unaffected shoulders with or without supports. From the radiographs, the
vertical
distances between the acromial tips and the humeral head centers and horizontal distances between the humeral head centers and the glenoid fossas were evaluated. Group means were compared to find which support corrected subluxation and
approximated
the
unaffected shoulder. According to this study, the newly designed "Vest-type" shoulder forearm support was the most correctable one in vertical correction. The horizontal distances did not differ significantly between the ones with or without the
supports on.
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