| 摘要 |
A method and an apparatus for testing the entire lower extremity as one functional unit, the apparatus comprising a horizontally planar base having a knee tripodal portion and a hip tripodal portion adjustably coupled to the knee tripodal portion by a variable length connector, a knee post fixedly attached to the knee tripodal portion and vertically extending orthogonally away from the horizontal plane of the horizontally planar base, a hip post fixedly attached to the hip tripodal portion and vertically extending orthogonally away from the horizontal plane of the horizontally planar base, a knee bar that is adjustably connected to the knee post and a hip bar that is adjustably connected to the hip post. The knee tripodal portion and the hip tripodal portion may each be releasably secured to the variable length connector by a respective locking fastener. Likewise, the knee bar may be releasably secured to the knee post and the hip bar may be releasably secured to the hip post by a respective locking fastener. The variable length connector allows the invented apparatus to be horizontally adjusted by increasing or decreasing the distance between the knee tripodal portion and the hip tripodal portion depending upon a patient's particular physical dimension, such as the distance between the hip and the knee of the patient. The knee post and the hip post allows the invented apparatus to be adjusted in height by vertically extending or retracting the knee bar and the hip bar orthogonally away from or toward the horizontal plane of the horizontally planar base to accommodate a patient's particular physical dimension, such as the distance between the knee and the ankle of the patient.
|
