SHOULDER BRACE FOR NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT DISLOCATION OR DISTAL CLAVICLE FRACTURE

摘要

To provide a shoulder brace for non-surgical treatment which is capable of immobilizing an upper arm of a patient in an extremity position where the upper arm hangs down along the trunk in treatment for acromioclavicular joint dislocation or distal clavicle fracture, for the purpose of promoting the activities of daily living of the patient and relieving the uneasiness/discomfort of the patient who has the shoulder brace for non-surgical treatment on.;The shoulder brace for non-surgical treatment includes a strap utilized for reduction, the strap forming a loop made in series by: a section which runs down vertically from the front of the acromioclavicular joint toward the ulnar side of the forearm; a section which runs across a forearm trough; a section which runs up from the radial side of the forearm windingly across the front of the upper arm to the back of the shoulder; and a section which runs across from the back to the front over the shoulder pad and reaches to the acromioclavicular joint part. The shoulder brace for non-surgical treatment is fitted to a patient in the extremity position where the upper arm hangs down, and the strap runs crossly or twistingly to stably retain the reduction.

主权项

1. A shoulder brace for non-surgical treatment which includes a ringed strap to be fitted to a patient such that the distal clavicle end corresponding to a dislocated part in acromioclavicular joint dislocation or distal clavicle fracture is linked to a part of the forearm adjacent to the elbow, wherein:
the ringed strap leads the upper arm of the patient hanging down along the side of the trunk, and leads the elbow flexed at an angle of approximately 80-100° and the forearm immobilized in an oblique and frontward direction from the trunk; and the ringed strap is fitted to the patient in a shape where the ringed strap (a) runs substantially vertically from the distal clavicle end toward a part of the ulnar side of the forearm adjacent to the elbow, (b) runs from the ulnar side of the forearm across the lower surface side of the forearm and turns to the radial side of the forearm, (c) runs from the radial side of the forearm across the front of the upper arm, and (d) runs up from the armpit on the affected-part side toward the back of the shoulder, and (e) runs through the back of the shoulder joint and reaches to the distal clavicle end.