Rigid foot brace for the correction of metatarsus adductus

摘要

A unitary rigid foot brace for the correction of metatarsus adductus in children comprises: … …  (i) a foot component (5) for enclosing the medial portion of the foot from the heel to, or slightly beyond, the tip of the big toe,… said foot component having a medial wall C-shaped in cross-sectional configuration, which extends laterally to embrace the medial but not the lateral portion of the foot, adjustable strap means (17) for applying force at the convexity on the lateral border of the deformed foot to urge the foot into contact with said medial wall and anchor the foot to said component, …  (ii) a heel component (6) extending backwards from said foot component for embracing the bottom and both sides of the heel, and …  (iii) a leg compartment (7) extending upwardly from said heel component for embracing the lower portion of the leg, and… adjustable strap means (15, 16) on said leg component to embrace the leg and prevent the heel from pulling away from said heel component. The brace is suitably moulded from a thermoplastic material. … …IMAGE…