Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1775-1781 , September 2008

Control of Separation in Sternal Instability by Supportive Devices: A Comparison of an Adjustable Fastening Brace, Compression Garment, and Sports Tape

  • Doa El-Ansary, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    • School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Doa El-Ansary, PhD, GPO Box 2377, Melbourne, 3001, Australia
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  • Gordon Waddington, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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  • Roger Adams, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

  • Image Result

    Three supportive devices: (A) sports tape application, (B) compression garment, and (C) adjustable fastening brace.

    Three supportive devices: (A) sports tape application, (B) compression garment, and (C) adjustable fastening brace.

  • Image Result

    An ultrasound image of separated sternotomy margins. The X symbols mark the points on sternal segment A (St A) and on sternal segment B (St B) that were closest to the skin surface and at which sterna

    An ultrasound image of separated sternotomy margins. The X symbols mark the points on sternal segment A (St A) and on sternal segment B (St B) that were closest to the skin surface and at which sternal separation was measured. The separation between the 2 points designated X is 14.1mm, with 12.7mm on the horizontal axis and 6mm on the vertical axis.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00399-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.025

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1775-1781 , September 2008

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