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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Fuk-Tan Tang

Translated Title

以低溫成型方法製作骨折支架

Abstract

From 1989 to 1991, five cases of humeral shaft fractures and one case of ulnar shaft pathological fracture were treated with the low temperature thermoplastic functional fracture brace, while three cases of lumbar spine fractures were treated with a　custom-made spinal brace molded by low temperature thermoplastics.All patients with humeral shaft fractures achieved bone healing within 8 to 12 weeks. There was varus angulation averaging 7°and anterior angulation averaging 8°present. The majority of patients were found to have minimal loss of range of motion in the shoulder. In the case of the patient with pathological ulnar shaft fracture, functional movement of the hand was good and no pain was detected. In all cases with lumbar spine fractures, healing of the bone was obtained at 20 weeks. These findings indicate that management of patients using low temperature thermoplastic fracture braces achieve greater benefits in the treatment of humeral shaft fractures versus using a brace made of the traditional high temperature materials. By using direct molding onto the patient, this proved to provide better individual fitting and thus, according to the healing process of the fracture, periodic remolding could be easily accomplished.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

75

Last Page

80

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