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Biomechanics of the Milwaukee brace. IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Description:

The Milwaukee brace is a brace cervical-thoracic-lumbar-sacral (CTLSO). Formed by a pelvic basket gives the basis of three bars (one above, two rear) wrapped around the trunk on the cephalic and maintain at its upper end a ring around the neck, forcing the patient to autoelongarse and correct the deviation. Has associated pressure plates that are applied in the convexity of the curve / s help in correcting the angle and rotation of the spine scoliosis

Biomechanics

autoelongación act by actively and pressure at three points

1. For active autoelongación : The cervical collar is attached to the pelvic basket, height adjustable, support is an incentive subglottic the patient must continually flee. But we had this stimulus would not occur this autoelongación
2. Under pressure at three points : Produces a bend and control of the rotational component. The situation of these points depends on the situation of the curve. For the action of the pressure plate is necessary a previous lumbar adjustment lordosis (the majority of idiopathic scoliosis are lordotizantes), so this way you can apply force on the transverse processes and to correct and defeat.

valuable in scoliosis is most important angular correction for elongation under pressure. And large radius curves are more accessible by pressure correction by self elongation.

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