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Polyethylene Orthoses Role in the Management of Bilateral Genu Valgum Preliminary results

RADU EMIL IACOB, ANGELA BOGLUT, OANA CODRUTA MILOICOV BACEAN, ELENA AMARICAI, SIMONA CERBU, SORIN BOLINTINEANU, LAURA GRIGORITA, COSMIN CITU, ELENA BERNAD, IZABELLA PETRE, GHEORGHE FURAU
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Published 30 Sep 2016
Pages 391–393

Abstract

Genu valgum or valgus knee is a disorder caused by the knee deviation in the frontal plane, when the external angle formed between the thigh and calf is less than 170 degrees. The incidence of this disorder is unknown; it can occur sporadically or inside the family and it is one of the most common causes of joint pain. This study describes the properties and the application of a commercial material, AliPlast™ 10, in the case of a 13-year-old patient which presents bilaterally genu valgum deviations. Important improvement in gait and posture were obtained after a 6 months treatment, in which the patient has used the orthoses, combined with physical therapy.

Keywords: imagistic investigation; Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis; non-allergenic; polyethylene foam; thermoformable

How to Cite this Article

IACOB, R., BOGLUT, A., BACEAN, O., AMARICAI, E., CERBU, S., BOLINTINEANU, S., GRIGORITA, L., CITU, C., BERNAD, E., PETRE, I., & FURAU, G. (2016). Polyethylene Orthoses Role in the Management of Bilateral Genu Valgum Preliminary results. Materiale Plastice, 53(3), 391–393.
IACOB R, BOGLUT A, BACEAN O, AMARICAI E, CERBU S, BOLINTINEANU S, GRIGORITA L, CITU C, BERNAD E, PETRE I, FURAU G. Polyethylene Orthoses Role in the Management of Bilateral Genu Valgum Preliminary results. Materiale Plastice. 2016;53(3):391–393.
R. IACOB, A. BOGLUT, O. BACEAN, E. AMARICAI, S. CERBU, S. BOLINTINEANU, L. GRIGORITA, C. CITU, E. BERNAD, I. PETRE, and G. FURAU, "Polyethylene Orthoses Role in the Management of Bilateral Genu Valgum Preliminary results,” Materiale Plastice, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 391–393, 2016.
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