|
|
Definition of Ankle brace
1. Noun. A brace worn to strengthen the ankle.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ankle Brace
Literary usage of Ankle brace
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Infantile Paralysis, and Its Attendant Deformities by Charles Fayette Taylor (1867)
"The ankle brace represented in fig. 17 is calculated to meet the indications in
such cases. It consists of aT,shaped piece of steel, C, with the lower end ..."
2. Orthopedic Surgery for Practitioners by Henry Ling Taylor, Charles Ogilvy, Fred Houdlett Albee (1909)
"In the jointed splint at the left a stop prevents downward motion. stiff two-bar
ankle brace, worn inside the shoe (Fig. 201). If dorsal flexion is limited ..."
3. Diseases and deformities of the foot by John Joseph Nutt (1913)
"There are three braces which may be used in tuberculous disease of the foot: the
ankle brace, the long leg brace of Shaffer's, and the Thomas knee brace. ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1915)
"... injured and joint stiffened and weakened necessitating wearing of ankle
brace—affirmance conditioned on reduction of award to $3000, Ploetz v. ..."
5. A System of Physiologic Therapeutics: A Practical Exposition of the Methods by Solomon Solis-Cohen (1904)
"Traction is quite as important in diseases of the ankle-joint as in disease of
other articulations, and can be best attained with the Foster ankle brace ..."
6. Buffalo Medical Journal (1891)
"... joint was considered cored, it was well to wear an ankle brace for some months,
to prevent twists. The malpositions found in the acute stages were ..."
Other Resources:
