Adjustable weight-bearing functional brace for tibial fractures

Abstract

The invention discloses a tibial fracture adjustable-weight functional brace, comprising a receiving chamber, a height adjusting module, a spring bearing module and a footplate module. The receiving chamber is attached to the upper portion of a shank. The receiving chamber is fixedly connected with the height adjusting module through a receiving chamber connector. The height adjusting module and the spring bearing module are coaxial. The lower portion of the height adjusting module is fixedly connected with a spring upper end plate. The spring bearing module is fixedly connected with the footplate module through the spring lower end plate and a bottom plate holder. The footplate module comprises a bearing balloon used for supporting a human foot. The brace is worn on a diseased limb through an elastic bandage. The brace can replace the fractured limb to share body weight during a tibial fracture rehabilitation phase, the shared weight is adjustable during the rehabilitation phase, fracture end faces are therefore stimulated, and actual facture healing is accelerated. The brace allows the patient to freely walk and do functional training without a crutch or a wheelchair.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a lower limb weight-bearing brace, in particular to a tibia fracture rehabilitation training brace. Background technique [0002] Tibia and fibula fractures are the most frequent fracture site in the long tubular bone, accounting for about 13.7% of systemic fractures. After the operation, the patient still needs functional training to restore the normal function of the injured part as much as possible. It is necessary to carry out scientific and various forms of functional training under the guidance of medical staff, so that patients can reduce complications, heal smoothly, and resume work and living ability as soon as possible. Effective functional training can improve and increase local blood circulation, enhance muscle strength, prevent tendon and joint capsule adhesion and contracture, soften scars, and restore normal function of joints and limbs. Reasonable postoperative weight-bearing training can strengthen the longit...

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Problems solved by technology

These two lead to inconvenient movement of the patient and affect the normal life of the patient.

Although there have been relevant studies on making the load completely free, there are no literature or reports on the methods and products for adjusting the load.

However, the lower extremity functional training instruments are generally very large in size and cannot be portable to enable patients to train

[0004] However, an auxiliary brace that can support body weight and assist function training as a whole can meet the needs of patients to walk freely during the rehabilitation period. There is still no such product in China.

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