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2.2. Attaching of the brace by the orthopaedic technician
2.2.1. Deactivating the tension spring
1. Before fitting the brace, you must deactivate spring tension. First, set the
levers of both hinges to the „off“ position.
2. To deactivate spring tension you must push the lower leg shell to posterior. To
do so, grasp under the hinge bar with your hands and position your thumbs
on the pressure blocks attached to the lower leg shell.
3. Using your thumbs on the pressure blocks, push the shell to posterior against
the spring tension. The anterior directed spring force is now deactivated.
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To make it easier to fit the brace to the patient, adjust the length of all
the brace straps to maximum length without unthreading them.
Now release the anterior straps from the thigh shell and lower leg shell by
opening the buckles.
Then remove the two anterior additional shells from the upper and
lower legs.
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Jack PCL Brace
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