Ankle imaging accessory
AssigneeStellenbosch University
InventorDe la Rey Hertzog Scheepers Badenhorst
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Abstract
An ankle imaging accessory is provided by the present invention, particularly an ankle positioning device to facilitate the taking of X-ray views of a patient who had sustained an ankle fracture. The ankle imaging accessory is made from an X-ray translucent material and includes heel supports on which heels of a patient can locate. A pair of spaced apart stops defines the limits of an arc on which a foot pivoting on the heel support can move.
Claims7
An ankle imaging accessory comprising a pair of heel supports for locating heels of a pair of feet, the heel supports extending substantially normal to a wall for supporting the heels, a pair of spaced apart stops extending from the wall in association with each heel support and which define the limits of an arc for a foot pivoting on the heel support, wherein the arc has a maximum size of 25° in at least an inward direction relative to a centreline through a heel support that is parallel to a sagittal plane through the ankle imaging accessory, and wherein the accessory is made from an X-ray translucent material.
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