mechanical protection of the knee
The mechanical protection of the knee is entrusted to Ktj brace to ensure:
1 - proper maintenance of joints 2 - vertical load 3 - unloading of body weight 4 - a programmed reduction of articular compression 5 - reduction or disappearance of pain. In particular 1 - proper maintenance of joints so that all the articular elements are correctly "bounds" to a roto-translational motion avoiding adverse movements ; the pins of the junction, bind together the individual mechanical elements that when they are connected to a knee that has a specific disease ( ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL, Arthrosis, meniscal fractures, varus, valgus, ecc. ), become elements of articular stability. |
Ktj mechanical boundantero - posterior sliding
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Reinforcing elementreduced functionality (of) ACL- PCL
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2 - The vertical load is the basic element for full compliance of anisotropy , that is , the mechanical characteristic "essential to the functionality of the cartilage".
KTJ brace, in fact, reflects as fully as indicated by Insall (considered the pioneer of knee prothesis ) who said that an orthopedic device oriented to knee support must be designed to correspond to " a specific biomechanical condition for which the instantaneous center of rotation must fall on the perpendicular point of contact between the articular surface, so that the articular surfaces or ligaments, or both, are not forced in articular movement into an unnatural direction" (1986).
KTJ brace, in fact, reflects as fully as indicated by Insall (considered the pioneer of knee prothesis ) who said that an orthopedic device oriented to knee support must be designed to correspond to " a specific biomechanical condition for which the instantaneous center of rotation must fall on the perpendicular point of contact between the articular surface, so that the articular surfaces or ligaments, or both, are not forced in articular movement into an unnatural direction" (1986).
3 - Unloading of body weight (P) that burdens on the knee during
deambulation in the dynamic phase of ground contact. The load transmission (P)
between the articular surfaces of the knee, in fact, occurs only on two
phisiological points of contact:
- A - medial femoral condyle / medial tibial plateau and - B - lateral femoral condyle / lateral tibial plateau using a Ktj brace , the phisiological points of contact are helped by those mechanical (two on the internal junction and two on the external junction ) on which it is diverted a considerable amount of body weight with a double benefit: - the programmed reduction of articular compression for a faster recovery of the elastic solid matrix; - the reduction or disappearance of pain ; the onset of pain inevitably leads to the interruption of activity in motion and to the subsequent rehabilitation process. |
In this regard Dr. Zadini , Physiatrist Primary in Maggiore Hospital in Trieste , and S.C. Rehabilitation Medicine - Hospital - University Company - 'Hospitals Together' director of Trieste in the study: The variable rotation center knee - pad : assessment of gate and ADL in patients with ganarthrosis operated for lower limb arthroprosthesis' conducted with Mazuchelli N , Beinat M , Lamprecht G, Marzioti P, Omati L, Possamai A, Pesavento V, Toffano M, concluded that 'Our results confirm the hypotesis that a
variable center of rotation knee tutor promotes the recovery of a good level of autonomy in activity of daily living without causing unnecessary stress on the ligaments and fascial of the knee. The device also determines an immediate reduction of pain and an improvement of balance and deambulation reducing the risk of falls'.
variable center of rotation knee tutor promotes the recovery of a good level of autonomy in activity of daily living without causing unnecessary stress on the ligaments and fascial of the knee. The device also determines an immediate reduction of pain and an improvement of balance and deambulation reducing the risk of falls'.