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DynaCox®

evolution

Hip Orthosis

Patient Information Booklet

• Yourhipbraceisdesignedtoprotectyourhip

 andminimisetheriskofitdislocating.

• Itdoesthisbyhelpinglimithowmuchyoucan

 move.Itcanonlyhelpanditisimportantyou

 followalloftheinstructionsgiven.Thisincludes

 onlysittinginhighseats,preventingyourlegs

 crossingandavoidingexcessivebending.

• Thismaybemadeeasierwithhighseats,

 heightenedtoiletseatsanddevicestohelpyou

 reachthingswithoutbendingandtwisting.

• Thisbracemustbewornasadvisedbythe

 hospital.Sometimesthisisallofthetime,but

 eveniftheydoletyouremoveit,becareful

 whenyouremoveitandwhatyoudowhenout

 ofit.Ifyouareallowedtotakeitowhenin

 bed,youaremostatriskwhengettinginand

 outofbedduetothebendingandtwisting

 involved,somakesureyouarelyingandina

 safepositionbeforeyouremovethebrace.

• Ifyoutrytositonalowseatitwillpushyour

 pelvisbackandmaydigin.Itissupposedtodig

 inasitistellingyoutostopbendingsomuch.If

 youtrytocrossyourlegsorleantowardsyour

 goodsidethethighpadwillpushharder.

brace

ORTHOPAEDIC

DynaCox®

evolution Patient Information

The brace will only work at its best if

applied correctly. The brace has been

adjusted in the hospital especially for you.

1) Firstlyensurethebandageisttedlow

 downonyourpelvis.Therigidbandshould

 bewellbelowyourwaist.

2) Fastenthebandagermlyaroundyourlower

 tummyusingthehandstrapstohelpwithgrip.

3) Fastenthebucklexedtotherigidband.

 Thisshouldbewellbelowthewaistbutnot

 solowasyoucan’tbendyourhip.Pullitas

 rmlyaspossible.

4) Placetheclaspoveryourthighandfasten

 thestrapbehindit.Incaseyoufeelthethigh

 bandshouldbeadjustedanyfurther,youcan

 alsoopenthestrapontheinsideofyourthigh.

Putting the Brace On

 Donottestthebracetoseehowfaryoucan

 go.Thebraceactsasareminderandifyoufeel

 thesepressuresyouareputtingyourselfatrisk.

• ForhygieneandcomfortavestorT-shirtmay

 bewornunderthebrace.Howeverfroma

 practicalaspectyouwillneedtowear

 underwearontopofittoallowfortoileting.

 Thismayrequireverylooseorelasticunderwear,

 oronesofalargersize.Outergarmentscanbe

 wornontopofthebraceasnormal.

• Thebandagepartofthebracecanbeseparated

 fromtherigidpartandwashed,butensureyou

 areinasafepositionwhenthisisdone.We

 recommendspeakingwiththehospitalbefore

 doingthis.Washthebandagewithamild

 detergentatahand-washsettingof30°C.

 Simplyallowtoairdry,donottumbledry,donot

 placeonhotobjects(e.g.radiators)anddonot

 iron.Onlywearwhendry.Sparebandagesare

 availablethroughyourhospital,ordirectlyfrom

 BraceOrthopaedic.

5) Stretchthebandagedownyourthightominimise

 creasing,andcloseitaroundyourthigh.Makesure

 ittsassnuglyandsmoothlyaspossible.

6) Ensuretherigidpadisjustbelowyour

 hipjointandyoufeelthesupportfromit.

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• Beforeusingthisdeviceanindividualadaptation

 oftheorthosisandafamiliarisationinitsuse

 byanorthotistorexperiencedorthopaedic

 technicianaccordingtothemedicalinstructions

 isessential.

• Incorrectselection,adaptation,application

 and/orfailuretomonitorthecorrecttofthis

 devicecancausehealthdamage.

• Neverweartheorthosisonbrokenskin.

• Checkorthosisfordamage(suchasloose

 connections,fasteners,belts,etc.)eachtimeit

 isputon.

• Shouldanyperformancemalfunctions(likean

 apparentreductioninorlackofcorrective

 action)besuspected,immediatelycallan

 orthotistororthopaedictechnician.

• Theorthosismustbecheckedforfunction,

 correcttandpossibledamagebyan

 orthotistorexperiencedorthopaedic

 technicianatregularintervals.

• Shouldtheproducthavebeensubjectto

 disproportionatelystrongforces,itmustbe

 checkedforpossibledamagesbyanorthotist

 orexperiencedorthopaedictechnicianbefore

 furtheruse.

• Sharpedgesorthelike,whichmayoccur

 whenmachiningtheproduct,mustbedebur-

 redinordertoavoidskininjuries.

• Intolerablepressurecausedbytheorthosis

 maycauseskininjuriesoradisturbanceinthe

 bloodsupplyandmustbeavoided.

Safety

Yourbraceisnowonandwillremindyouifyou

trytomoveinappropriately.

DynaCox®

evolution Patient Information

Whilstwerecognisethisisalargebrace,it

shouldnotbeuncomfortableunlessyouare

movingincorrectly.

Wehaveworkedhardinkeepingthedesign

assimpleaspossible.

Usersshouldcheckthesecurityofthebrace,

includingthescrewconnections,onaweekly

basis.Shouldyouhaveanyproblemsorconcerns,

pleasecontactthehospital.Pleasekeepyour

hospitalappointmentswhereyouwillbeadvised

whenyoucanstopwearingyourbrace.

We wish you a full and rapid recovery.

90 396 317 01 2014/05 ©Wilhelm Julius Teufel GmbH

Wilhelm Julius Teufel GmbH

Robert-Bosch-Straße 15

73117 Wangen

Germany

Tel: +49 (0)7161 15684-0

Fax: +49 (0)7161 15684-222

www.teufel-international.com

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Orion Way, North Shields

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