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confusion - March 23, 2005 7:27:00 AM

karthikduraisami

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Hi

I am new to the group. I am a bit confused about the following. 1. orthosis
2. prosthesis
3. brace
4. immobilizer
5. splint

Can any one clear my doubts.

thank you

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Re: confusion - March 23, 2005 8:22:00 AM

JLS_PT_OCS

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I'm not sure what you're asking.
Do you want definitions, where to buy them, when to use them, what kinds there are, etc?

Could you clarify a bit? We could better answer your question that way.

Thanks, and welcome.

J

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Re: confusion - March 23, 2005 9:38:00 AM

VagusX

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Well a brace can be considered a orthosis, splint or immobilizer.

An orthosis can immobilize or splint, it can also be considered a brace.

A prothesis is a replaement of a body part.

An immobilizer is a brace or a splint.

A splint is a brace or immobilizer.

Does that help?

My recommendation is to stick each word into a google search engine to get some definitions first, then develop a question that can be decifered better.

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Re: confusion - March 23, 2005 9:38:00 AM

karmzack

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Pretty broad question, some of those terms are interchangable.

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