Others will need above-knee or below-knee braces (see Chapter 58).    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Figure and that the above-knee braces will make balancing even harder.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Figure or by above-knee braces that keep her knees almost straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Or she may need an above-knee brace with a strap to pull the knee back.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

These metal bar braces are used in a way similar to a standard above-knee brace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

POOR or NO strength for straightening knee may mean an above-knee brace is needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

The simplest kind of above-knee plastic brace is a single piece without a knee hinge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Also, in an above-knee brace, you can put extra support on the side of the knee that needs it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

A bamboo or PVC plastic tube above-knee limb can be made in much the same way as for the below-knee limb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

When her feet were straighter, the village workers made above-knee braces for her and a simple wood walker.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

She holds the world record in the half marathon (2: 12) and the marathon (5: 27) for above-knee amputee women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paralympian appears in Lincoln car ads] Reference

And it essentially enables above-knee amputees to live a very normal life and to do a lot of things that normal prosthetics can't.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2004] Reference

She left her job in 2006 to care for her son, who returned from Iraq with a traumatic brain injury and a bilateral above-knee amputation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wounded Warrior Program urges funding for war vet caregivers] Reference

On the other hand, on Zaharani (ph) bridge, we have the driver of the ambulance, Mr. Zubaidi (ph), he underwent bilateral above-knee amputation.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2006] Reference

Earlier on this book there is a description of the OHI prosthetics shop in Thailand, where amputee workers make the bamboo and above-knee adjustable limbs shown in this chapter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

IMPORTANT: For both below-knee and above-knee limbs, try to line up the limb as well as possible so that its angle is similar to the other leg and ‘feels right’ when the child stands and steps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

And recently to the market at that point was a leg called the C-Leg made by the Otto Bock Company, and it essentially enables above-knee amputees to live a very normal life and to do a lot of things that normal prosthetics can't.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2004] Reference

Sarah Reinertsen, the first above-knee amputee to become an Ironman, has been appearing in ads for Lincoln Mercury MKZ cars, and the TV ads have been appearing in highly rated primetime shows such as "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy" in recent weeks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ad with Sarah Reinertsen receiving primetime TV play] Reference

Doctors were going to do an above-knee amputation.    From Wordnik.com.  [seMissourian.com Headlines] Reference

Roth's above-knee amputation is the result of a horse-riding accident at age 16.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

A leg fashioned for above-knee amputees, the Power Knee is the only prosthesis of its kind to feature an AI-driven motor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gizmodo] Reference

Mr Moore's symptoms are likely to be permanent and he will probably need further knee surgery with a risk of above-knee amputation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home | Mail Online] Reference

Having flown a light aircraft (a Cessna) I can assure you that controlling the thing when flying with an above-knee amputation is a doddle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

Ponseti method involves weekly manipulation with above-knee casting often followed by cutting of the Achilles tendon to correct the condition; bracing is then used to maintain the correction.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

To make a jointed above-knee brace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference