Denis_Browne_bar

Denis Browne bar

Denis Browne bar

Medical device used in the treatment of club foot

The Denis Browne bar, also known as the Denis Browne splint or foot abduction orthosis, is a medical device used in the treatment of club foot. The device is named after Sir Denis Browne (1892-1967), an Australian-born surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London who was considered the father of pediatric surgery in the United Kingdom.[1] Browne first described the device in 1934.[2] The bar may be used as part of the Ponseti method, a series of nonsurgical techniques to address club foot.[citation needed]

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  1. [1]
    Dunn, P. M. (2004). "Sir Denis Browne (1892–1967) and congenital deformities of mechanical origin". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 90 (1): F88-91. doi:10.1136/adc.2004.051334. PMC 1721822. PMID 15613589. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Hsu, John, Michael, John and Fisk, John (2008). AAOS Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices, 4th Edition. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 454. ISBN 978-0323039314.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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