The ischial weight-bearing functional long leg brace is one of the new immobilization devices which allows patients to walk using less energy than was required by other devices -e. g. cast, cast-brace, conventional long leg brace. It has advantages as minimal pain and irritation, more natural .gait, convenience of free joint motion, and good skin hygiene.
The brace consists of quadrilateral total contact thigh shell, bilateral up-rights, knee joint, tibial cuf f band and ankle-foot section.
The brace was applied" l:0 10 patients with variable diseases treated at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, from Mar-´74 to´May-´76. It was applied postoperatively to 4-.cases of femoral shaft fractures and _1 .case of fibrous dysplasia of the tibia and applied to 4 cases.of Legg-Perthes´ disease as one of .conservative-managements. the brace was modified into "a$duetion-internal rotation functional .long .kg brace" in :oases _of ~Legg-Perthes´ disease..In l :cases.of :post-infectious subluxation of the.hip, the -stabikt~was maintained by use of the brace.
With this experience, it is expected that the ischial weight-bearing _functional long :1@g brace may be applied : to .other .pathologic conditions of the lower extremity in which weight bearing is to be avoided or guarded.
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