Modular night splint

Abstract

A plurality of modular night splints for treatment of different infant foot deformities. The splints comprise a pair of top plates (36 and 37) with base plates (33)1 or foot plates (30) having rotating wedges (49) adjustment mechanisms to which can be added a back leg assembly (44), with a dynamic modular dorsiflexory splint which is able to correct in multiple planes of adjustment simultaneously. In compound deformity problems the modular splint allows the following simultaneous functions: 1. abduction/adduction of the foot to the 2. abduction/adduction of the forefoot to the rearfoot, 3. varus/valgus relationship of the rearfoot to the 4. varus/valgus relationship of the forefoot to the rearfoot, 5. dorsiflexion/plantarflexion of the foot and leg, and 6. abduction/adduction of foot and leg to cardinal sagittal plane. The multiple correction capabilities of the splint are made possible by mounting adjustable top plates (36 and 37) onto adjustable base plates (33), which are in turn mounted either to a spreader bar (23), or to a back leg assembly (44), or to both. This physical configuration makes it possible to articulate the feet in multiple planes with a very simple, easy-to-use and adjust modular splint.

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