an artificial or mechanical aid, such as a brace, to support or assist movement of a weak or injured part of the body
Examples of 'orthoses' in a sentence
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Various types of knee orthoses have been designed to solve the mentioned problems.
Amir Esrafilian, Mohammad Taghi Karimi, Arezoo Eshraghi 2012, 'Design and Evaluation of a New Type of Knee Orthosis to Align the Mediolateral Angleof the Knee Joint with Osteoarthritis', Advances in Orthopedicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/104927. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two commonly used treatments for plantar fasciitis are customized functional foot orthoses and corticosteroid injections.
Uden H, Boesch E, Kumar S 2011, 'Plantar fasciitis – to jab or to support? A systematic review of the currentbest evidence', Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcarehttp://www.dovepress.com/plantar-fasciitis-ndash-to-jab-or-to-support-a-systematic-review-of-th-a7521. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Several studies have investigated user satisfaction with orthoses.
Chiung-Ling Chen, Ya-Ling Teng, Shu-Zon Lou, Chung-Hui Lin, Fen-Fen Chen, Kwok-TakYeung 2014, 'User Satisfaction with Orthotic Devices and Service in Taiwan', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0110661. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
As treatment method, 84% used a total contact cast, while 38% used orthoses.
Linda Wennberg, Paul Lundgren, Rimma Axelsson, Peter Aspelin, Kurt Gerok-Andersson,Börje Åkerlund 2017, 'Diabetic osteoarthropathy care in Sweden – Need for improvement: A national inventory',Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623717300467. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Furthermore, the influence of pelvic orthoses on the lumbosacral transition warrants further investigation.
Stefan Klima, Ronny Grunert, Benjamin Ondruschka, Mario Scholze, Thomas Seidel, MichaelWerner, Niels Hammer 2018, 'Pelvic orthosis effects on posterior pelvis kinematics An in-vitro biomechanical study',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-018-34387-7. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, postural control impairment was offset, at least partially, by wearing somatosensory orthoses.
Emma G. Dupuy, Pascale Leconte, Elodie Vlamynck, Audrey Sultan, Audrey Sultan, ChristopheChesneau, Pierre Denise, Stéphane Besnard, Boris Bienvenu, Boris Bienvenu, LeslieM. Decker 2017, 'Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobility Type: Impact of Somatosensory Orthoses on PosturalControl (A Pilot Study)', Frontiers in Human Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00283/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A male infant with bilateral tibia vara used orthoses for five months.
Serap Alsancak, Senem Guner 2015, 'Orthosis Effects on the Gait of a Child with Infantile Tibia Vara', Case Reports in Pediatricshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/406359. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study describes the foot orthoses prescription habits of podiatrists for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Lara S. Chapman, Anthony C. Redmond, Karl B. Landorf, Keith Rome, Anne-Maree Keenan,Robin Waxman, Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch, Heidi J. Siddle, Michael R. Backhouse 2019, 'Foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of prescription habitsamong podiatrists', Journal of Foot and Ankle Researchhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-019-0314-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They performed jumps with and without prefabricated foot orthoses.
Malia Ho, Pui Wah Kong, Lowell Jia-Yee Chong, Wing-Kai Lam 2019, 'Foot orthoses alter lower limb biomechanics but not jump performance in basketballplayers with and without flat feet', Journal of Foot and Ankle Researchhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-019-0334-1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Effectiveness, reliability, comfort and durability were the most valued features of orthoses.
Joanne O'Connor, Dorothy McCaughan, Catriona McDaid, Alison Booth, Debra Fayter, RoccioRodriguez-Lopez, Roy Bowers, Lisa Dyson, Cynthia P Iglesias, Simon Lalor, Rory J O'Connor,Margaret Phillips, Gita Ramdharry 2016, 'Orthotic management of instability of the knee related to neuromuscular and centralnervous system disorders: systematic review, qualitative study, survey and costinganalysis', Health Technology Assessmenthttps://doi.org/10.3310/hta20550. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)