Intended Use - Ottobock 8359 Gebrauchsanweisung

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These instructions for use provide important information on the fitting and application of the 8359
Genu Direxa Stable and 8368 Genu Direxa Stable wraparound knee joint braces.
2 Components/design
Item Quantity Designation
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

3 Intended use

3.1 Indications for use
The brace is intended exclusively for orthotic fittings of the lower limbs and exclusively for con­
tact with intact skin.
The brace must be used in accordance with the indications.
3.2 Indications
Knee complaints with severe and/or complex ligament laxities and/or moderate to severe feelings
of instability where temporary or permanent extension and/or flexion limitation of the knee joint is
indicated, for example:
• Knee pain with pre-operative or chronic instability, functional conservative treatment of knee
ligament injuries and deformities
- Stretched/ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)
- Stretched/ruptured PCL (posterior cruciate ligament)
- Stretched/ruptured collateral ligaments
- Genu recurvatum
• Severe instability due to patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Chondromalacia
- Chondropathy patellae
- Osteoarthritis of the patellofemoral joint
• Stabilization of severe and/or complex post-traumatic and post-operative instabilities
- Ligament and/or meniscus reconstruction
- Use during rehabilitative measures
• Severe and/or complex degenerative instabilities
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
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Genu Direxa Stable,
Genu Direxa Stable wraparound
Consisting of:
Donning loops
Upper wide hook-and-loop closure, front
Upper narrow hook-and-loop closure, front
Patella cutout
Lower narrow hook-and-loop closure, front
Lower wide hook-and-loop closure, front
Lower wide hook-and-loop closure, back
Lower narrow hook-and-loop closure, back
Upper narrow hook-and-loop closure, back
Upper wide hook-and-loop closure, back
Joint bar
Extension stop
Article number
8359,
8368
Figures
(see fig. 2, see
fig. 7)
(see fig. 9)
(see fig. 10)