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REQUEIRO MOLINA, José; MACHADO CONSUEGRA, Ana  e  REQUEIRO MOLINA, Gabriela. Design of abduction splint for dysplasia development treatment in the hip. Medisur [online]. 2011, vol.9, n.4, pp. 281-288. ISSN 1727-897X.

Abduction splint is an orthopaedic corrective device. Its objective is to correct functional and anatomic anomalies present in children suffering from hip dysplasia. This work contains the characteristics, working details, way of use and purpose of this device. It was design by the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department of the Paediatric Hospital "Paquito González Cueto" in Cienfuegos. This is the treatment used in this centre since 1996 in children suffering from the above mentioned disease. This device has been approved by the State Centre for Medical Equipment Control and its authors have the Innovation´s Author Certificate, granted by the Cuban Department for Industrial Property.

Palavras-chave : hip dislocation, congenital; splints; orthotic devices.