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orthotic device

medical device used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal system
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orthotic device

Summary

orthotic device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • orthotic device is a type of medical device[2].
  • orthotic device's Commons category is recorded as Orthoses[3].
  • orthotic device's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orthoses[4].
  • orthotic device's different from is recorded as prosthesis[5].
  • orthotic device's studied by is recorded as orthotics[6].

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Definition and Type

orthotic device is a type of medical device[2].

Why It Matters

orthotic device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). orthotic device. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/orthotic-device
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_orthotic-device_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{orthotic device}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/orthotic-device}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → i5toy
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0006100-ortezy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0006100-ortezy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 12w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → medical device
    Different from → prosthesis
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553353205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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