orthosis
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orthosis
[ȯr′thōs·əs] (medicine)
A device applied to a human limb to control or enhance movement or to prevent bone movement or deformity, for example, a splint or an arch support.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In this group, stepped care can be used; when static orthoses are not endured, another intervention has to be applied, for example,
dynamic orthosis.
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