PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brace which prevents contracture of joint parts of fingers and wrists of patients who suffer acute or chronic flaccid paralysis or the like considering figurations and mobility of the joint parts of fingers and wrists, or prevents injury by bumping a bedstead or the like for protection, and to provide a brace easy to attach and detach at low cost.SOLUTION: The brace 10 includes: a base part 12 getting over from fingers to wrists or from wrists to an upper part of the wrists and connecting and fixing to a function decreased part of a palm or an internal face of the wrists to extend the function decreased fingers or wrists a belt-shape stretchable part 14 connecting to a palm side of hands of the base part 12 and covering a back side of hands including fingers and a belt shape body 16 connecting to the base part and at least covering the other palm side of hands which is not covered with the belt-shape stretchable part.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】弛緩性麻痺等を負った急性期及び長期療養の患者等の手指及び手首の関節部分の形状や当該部分の運動等を考慮し、当該部分の拘縮を防ぎ、またはベッド柵等への打付けによる怪我を予防して保護し、容易に着脱できる装具を低コストで提供する。【解決手段】この装具10は、手指から手首又は手首から手首の上部にかけて架け渡され、手の掌又は手首の内側面の機能低下部位に、接し合わせ且つ固定されて、機能低下する手の指又は手首を伸展させる基礎部12と、前記基礎部の手の掌側に連設され、手の指を含む手の甲側を覆う帯状伸縮性部14と、前記基礎部に連設され、少なくとも前記帯状伸縮性部で覆われていない手の甲側を覆う帯状体16とを含む。【選択図】図1
