ORTHOSERVICE RO+TEN pluspoint 3 Gebrauchsanweisung Seite 12

A D A P T I N G F O R T H E D O C T O R / T E C H N I C I A N
1 Open all Velcro straps, remove them from the corresponding buckles
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and close them temporarily on themselves.
2 Sit the patient with the knee flexed at about 30°, put the brace on the limb and
move the center of the joint about 1–2 cm above the center of the patella (fig. A).
3 Fasten strap # 1 (fig. B and C).
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Fasten strap # 2 (fig. D).
5 Push the joints downwards by about 1 cm (fig. E). Note: The joints are positioned behind
the bent knee because, when each strap is fastened, they move forward, until the brace
is correctly positioned on the leg.
6 Fasten straps # 3 through # 5, in order (fig. F).
7 Have the patient stand and fasten strap # 6 (fig. G).
8 Ask the patient to walk and bend the knee.
9 Make sure the condylar supports fit tightly around the joint.
10 Check that the hard thigh- and leg-grips fit tightly around the muscles
without causing excessive pressure.
11 If necessary, adjust the brace to the patient's limb:
• Modify the structure so as to perfectly suit the anatomy of the affected limb (fig. H/I),
(using bending irons).
• It is also possible to add shims in correspondence with the condyles in order
to adapt the orthosis to the individual knee:
• One anatomically shaped condylar pad is premounted on the brace medially
(at the inner side of the Knee) and one thin pad laterally (on the outer side of the knee)
• Two thick condylar pads and one thin condylar pad are included in the package,
to substitute the pre-mounted ones if necessary