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Orthosis

Orthosis is an appliance, which attaches externally to a limb to aid or correct the function of that limb.

Orthotic(s) is the term used to describe the use of such an appliance.

See also: Biomechanics, Orthopedics, Prosthesis. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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