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Contracture Products Catalog.


AliMed's 64-page, 2001 Contractures
Dupuytren's contracture  flexion deformity of the fingers or toes, due to shortening, thickening, and fibrosis of the palmar or plantar fascia.
ischemic contracture  muscular contracture and degeneration due to interference with the circulation from pressure, or from injury or cold.
organic contracture  permanent and continuous contracture.
 catalog offers a wide selection of splints splint (splint)
1. a rigid or flexible appliance for fixation of displaced or movable parts.
2. the act of fastening or confining with such an appliance.

airplane splint  one which holds the splinted limb suspended in the air. and orthoses to treat contractures and provides information on product usage, diagnostic groups, advantages and comparison charts. Comfy [TM], Pucci(r), SPENCO(r), Ambulator(r), ROHO ROHO - Regional Oral History Office (San Francisco)
ROHO - Remote Office Home Office
(r) and AliMed's own line of FREEDOM(r) and QualCareTM products are available.

Three color-coded sections cover Contractures, Wound Care and Fall Management. New products included are contracture manager software, a see-through inflatable bed bolster, an inflatable carrot-shaped hand orthosis
cervical orthosis  one that encircles the neck and supports the chin, used in the treatment of injuries of the cervical spine.
dynamic orthosis  a support or protective apparatus for the hand or other body part which also aids in initiating, performing, and reacting to motion.
, the Stuffern [TM] bed bolster and a small-sized AliMed Multiboot.
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