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1.7.
Features
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Anatomically formed hinge rods and shells
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Individually adjustable straps
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Limits can be adjusted without tools
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Easy handling and high wearing comfort
Hypex
®
Lite
L/L, M/L, L/M, S/S
and
Junior
:
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Continuously adjustable extension
between -15° and 45° to allow for
physiological hyperextension of the knee
•
Flexion can be adjusted in 15° intervals
up to 90° (max flexion 130°)
•
Continuous immobilisation of the brace
between -15° and 45°
Hypex
®
Lite
XS/XS, XXS, Bambini
and
Malinki
:
•
Extension limit can be adjusted in
10°intervals from -10° until 100°, to allow
for physiological hyperextension
•
Flexion limit can be adjusted in 10° intervals
from -10° until 130°
•
Immobilisation of the brace can be adjusted
in 10° intervals between -10° and 100°
1.8. Indications
The physician will decide on the type of
treatment to apply based on his diagnosis.
Generally, the use is indicated in:
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Collateral ligament injuries
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ACL and PCL ruptures
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Meniscus injury
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Femur condyle fracture
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Patella fracture
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Tibial plateau fracture
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Condition after meniscus reconstruction
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Condition after microfracturation,
Pridie drilling
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Condition after abrasion chondroplasty
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Condition after cartilage transplantation
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Condition after osteotomies (procedures)
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Patella luxation
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Moderate instability of the knee
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Multiligamentous instability
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Genu recurvatum
For all aberrant indications the physician has to
be asked.
1.9. Contra indications
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Massive circulatory disorder
•
Massive varikosis
