Medi 4C® Flex Hyperextension Back Brace
Available as short version and ultra-short version with button or hook closer.
Description
Features
- Moveable hip bar for better comfort while sitting
- Available in 4 sizes with optional adjustments of the side bar length
- Easy to use with new developed button closer
- Width of chest bars is adjustable
Mode of action
- Hyperextension of the vertebral column provides stabilisation in the saggital plane
- Rotational stability is restricted by the subclavicular extension pads
- Stable framework construction restricts lateral flexion
Indications
- Stable vertebral compression fractures of the lower thoracic and lumbar spine
- Medium-term immobilisation after intervertebral disc surgery
- Axial stabilisation in osteoporotic bone collapse of the thoracic and lumbar spine
- Temporary orthotic care after open surgery of unstable vertebral body fractures
- Permanent orthotic care for inoperable spinal tumours and metastases
- Post-operative orthotic care after surgery for tumours and metastases of vertebral bodies
- Aftercare of spinal decompression surgery with and without internal fixation