Hinged Knee Brace, Firm Support - Adjustable Dials for Tendon Strains, Ligament Strains, ACL, Arthritis, Joint Pain, Injury Recovery - Open Patella - Class 1 Medical Device

I bought this brace due to Natalie the PT that recommended it and the fact that it had a lot of good ratings. I had initially a leg immobilizer and it was terrible. It made my leg feel like hamburger and the pain! I had wore a brace similar to this on my last knee injury. In this case and last, they were both tendon repairs. The previous adjustable brace had a donut hole and maintained massive painful pressure against my knee. I threw it away as soon as I was done with it. With this new brace it has no painful donut hoke, stays put in place, doesn't grind on the leg, helps in compliance towards wearing the brace, very comfortable, eases peace of mind during maneuvers, is extremely easy to set by just looking at the pictures (orange goes in the front), comfortable to sleep wearing, confident about lock mechanism working, love that one size fits all.

This replaced a hospital supplied knee immobilizer which was a pain in the butt to use. It doesn't do quite as good of a job to immobilize as the other went all the way from the upper thigh to the ankle but, invariably, the old one slid down my leg, was uncomfortable and , consequently, I didn't use it or spent too much time in the recliner. The new one is easy to put on, both against the skin or over my trousers, does a decent job of immobilizing and leads to me using it most of the time that I'm up and around (which makes the doctor happy). I'm finding that, now that my knee is beginning to regain strength (quadriceps tendon tear) it helps me to walk, and stabilizes the knee with the solid hinged bracket. It's easy to adjust, letting me release the hinge when I get into, and out of, the car and gives a surprising amount of help when just walking around my house and shop.

Great idea and may work for some. Doesn't help my hyperextension problem well. Dial works as intended but since the back of the brace is flexible (neopreme) my knee goes back farther than it should anyway. It does help in that it cushions the extension but does not stop it. I will say that knee stability is improved with it on but not the extension.

I unconsciously have been hyperextending my knees when I walk for years. It may be due to hitting my head and getting a brain injury. Anyway I didn't know I was doing it until a physical therapist pointed it out. I've found I can consciously minimize the locking knees when I walk by trying to put my weight onto my heels rather than walking flat footed. However I still was locking my knees at times, though not as much. I've had knee problems for decades and hyperextending my knees was just making my existing pain worse. Over the years I've gone though a lot of knee braces but this is the first one that is designed to lock before my knees do. This brace worked so well on day 1 that I had to buy a 2nd for the other leg. This brace does wrap on the leg unlike every other knee thing I've ever bought. I made some modifications which other may find helpful. First is that I have skinny legs and it needed to be fitted. I'm 6'1" but I found the overall hinge was actually too low on me and when I would get on my knees the hinge would hit the floor first. I think this thing is good out of the box for people that are 6'3" as I moved it back (it's just velcroed onto the sock) about 2 inches like in the picture I took. Then the problem is that the metal brushes your thigh. So the second modification is cushioning. The entire brace can be made very tight using the velcro closing and then the straps on top of that. I've never had this move and I wear them all day and it isn't itchy till I take it off and my compressed skin starts to uncompress and then it gets itchy. What I did was take an old tan cotton sleeveless shirt and cut it in half from the neck to the shirt bottom. Half for each leg. Wrap it around each leg and then wrap the brace over that and leave 2" of excess shirt at the top of the leg to cushion the metal. Cutting the metal may be a problem as it looks like there's a metal rivet holding the velcro on the metal hinge and that's more than 2", so this non-cut method works. So, hopefully this trains me as to how I should be walking as most of the time I don't hyperextend my knees now by trying to put my weight on my heels (nobody would know I'm doing it as my feet still go flat on the ground). I would definitely recommend this! Edit 1: Something that was a bit of a problem at first was that I brushed something with my knees and then went to do a runner's stretch and couldn't get my leg straight or get the hinges to adjust. What I found was that u need to bend your knee some to get the hinge to unlock and make it adjustable again. Edit 2: Some may find it helpful to know how to put this on nice and tight so it doesn't slide down your leg like I've read has happened to some others but not by me. I have 2 and it actually takes me about 20 minutes...10 minutes per leg seems VERY time consuming and this is the only con I've found about these wraps but they do work when they are adjusted right and nice and tight. I put half a cut up sleeveless cotton shirt around my leg first and wrap it around so there's no folds and then use a belt to keep it in place at the thigh and another at the ankle. The T-shirt extends about 2 inches above and below the brace and helps absorb sweat and can be washed a lot easier than the brace plus it helps cushion things between my bony legs and the metal. Then take the opened brace and put it around your leg and velcro it loosely around your leg but tight enough to hold the shirt in place. I tuck the shirt excess at the ankle under my socks and then remove the belts. Adjust the brace so that the back of the brace opens where your leg bends and wrap the shirt around any exposed velcro metal and your skin (the brace doesn't come that way but I had to adjust it so the dials were in line with my leg when bent so 2 inches of metal winds up on my thigh. Then quickly unloosen the wrap at the top of your leg and re close tighter so that the shirt won't tend to move and do the same around your calf. No straps are tightened yet, so wrap the straps on now. It won't get itchy during the day and I take it off at night for bed. That's when my legs get itchy from the skin being compressed all day. I try not to scratch but put a moisturizing lotion on them.

Can’t fault this. Shall maybe edit this after a while but first impressions are of confidence and it gives much needed relief by reducing compressing the my joint and ligament movement. I’ve set it to the maximum it’ll go on my fat/thick legs. I’ve noticed sweat when taking off at night but it is under my trousers after all. Very noticeable while wearing without too much interference from each side with the metal supports. Convenient enough to release/unstrap the outside support to assist in more dexterity. Just need to keep the Velcro under control by wrapping each strap over itself as it’s very strong and can quickly get in a tangle if not managed neatly.

One thing I can explain here which isn't quite clear in the description, is why 'one size fits all'. Under the four straps are the two hinged metal bars, which have velcro pockets slipped over them either end. This means that no matter what the circumference of your leg, you can fit the bars onto the main part of the material exactly where you want them either side of your knee, not too far forward or back. You only have to do it once, it will be a custom fit, and the attachment is very strong. Then the four main straps wrap around over the top of the fitted bars each time you put it on. There's a couple of squiggly lines of the kind of silicone used for women's hold-ups along the length of the material to help stop it sliding on your leg. A certain amount of tightness is needed to keep the brace as a whole in place, of course. Adjusting how far the brace allows the leg to swing back or forward is very easy, simply by locating pins in holes -- as pictured, the plastic cover on the case is open to reveal the mechanism inside. The covers on the mechanism look a little flimsy, but the unit seems rather robust even if just a tad unrefined in the level of finish. Overall, however, the build quality of this brace seems very good, and it certainly fulfils its function.

The knee support wasn't suitable for me as I did not feel as though it provided enough support to stop my knee from dislocating.

Excellent knee brace. I bought it after a ski accident injuring my ACL and MCL, so needed to restrict my range of movement of my knee (0-90 deg) and to keep my knee stable. As my knee improves I can increase the range of movement on the brace to 120 deg. The brace is comfortable to wear and doesn’t slip down my leg while walking , which my other one which as prescribed for me did. The brace is made of neoprene ( wetsuit material) so I have bought 2 braces and use one for swimming in. It dries within a few hours. Having 4 velro straps may seem a bit irritating when putting the brace on , but it makes it better for sizing and preventing slippage when walking. I would definitely recommend this brace, it seems sturdy and am confident they will last me until my knee is healed.

I have had polio in my left leg and my knee has always been very weak. Over the years it has become weaker and I needed more support. Wearing this brace has helped a great deal in not only giving that extra support it has also alleviated the pain when walking. If you can, like me get advice from a knee specialist before buying. Be advised that you don’t get any instructions on fitting. I find it easier to lay the brace out flat on the settee/bed then place my straight leg in position on top, Velcro in the material and straps holds it firmly in place. For me this brace has helped a great deal.