Jeffrey B. Witty, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports ...Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: (337) 216 - 9018...
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JeffreyB.Witty,M.D.OrthopaedicSurgeryandSportsMedicine Acadiana Orthopaedic Center atLafayette General 4212 W. Congress Street Suite 1600 Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: (337) 216 - 9018 Fax: (337) 216 - 9143
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HingedKneeBraceUse:Youmayhavebeengiventhisbraceifyouhaveoneofthefollowing:
1) Kneeligamentinjury2) Patellatendon/ligamentinjury3) Quadricepstendoninjury4) Postoperativeprotectforligamentand/ormeniscussurgery
NOTE:Gotohttp://www.djoglobal.com/products/donjoy/x-act-rom-kneetoseeacompletevideoofthedetailsoftheROMbrace.Ifthisisnotyourbrace,keepinmindthatmostbraceshavesimilarcomponentsthatdothesamething.Seegeneralinstructionsbelow.
a. Makesurethesidesupportingbarsaredirectlyalongthemid-thigh
andlegarea.Thebraceshouldextendfromjustabovemidthightojustabovetheankle.Seeimagebelow.
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JeffreyB.Witty,M.D.OrthopaedicSurgeryandSportsMedicine Acadiana Orthopaedic Center atLafayette General 4212 W. Congress Street Suite 1600 Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: (337) 216 - 9018 Fax: (337) 216 - 9143
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b. Thesidebarsarealsoadjustabletopositionthebraceonthelegas
describedabove.Pressthebuttonsintoallowthestrapstoadjustalongthesidebar.
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JeffreyB.Witty,M.D.OrthopaedicSurgeryandSportsMedicine Acadiana Orthopaedic Center atLafayette General 4212 W. Congress Street Suite 1600 Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: (337) 216 - 9018 Fax: (337) 216 - 9143
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c. TheVelcrostrapsonthebraceareremovabletoallowtightening.Youmayneedtore-tightenthebraceduringthedaytokeepitsnug.Thestrapsareusuallytoolongforyourleg(thisisdonetoaccommodatemanydifferentlegsizes).ThestrapcanbecutwithsissorsandthegatorVelcrocanbereattachedtothestrap.
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i. Avoidthedialsslippingtowardthefrontoftheknee.
d. Makesurethegearsonthedialsalongtheinsideandoutsideofthe
bracelineupwiththekneeataboutthelevelofthekneecap.
i.
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e. Dependingonyoursurgery,youmayhaveyourbrace“LOCKED”sothatitwillnotallowanymotion,or“UNLOCKED”formotion.Notetheclosedlockonthedialofthebrace.Youwillbeinstructedonwhentostarttoopenthebraceformoremotion.
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f. Youwillclicktheswitchtounlockwhenyouhavebeenclearedtostartkneemotion.
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g. Thegraytabcanbepressedintoallowadjustmentoftheankleonyourbrace.Youwillbeinstructedastohowmuchmotionyouareallowed.
Thetopbuttonadjustshowmuchyourkneewillstraighten.
Thebottombuttonadjustshowmuchyourkneewillbend.