Short, functional soft brace
protect.OA soft is a short knee soft brace with extension / flexion limit. The product is exclusively to be used for the orthotic fitting of the knee and only on unbroken skin.
Product featuresIntended purpose
- Relief of the lateral or medial compartment using the 3-point-principle
- Varus and valgus relief can easily be adjusted to the individual by diagonal strap system
- Compressive and breathable spacer knit fabric
- Pleasant to wear, high level of breathability due to mesh material at the hollow of the knee
- Easy to handle thanks to wrap design
- Polycentric hinge
- Easy change of wedges, to be executed simply from the outside just using one screw
- Comprehensive set of wedges for flexible extension and flexion limitation
- Limitations:
- Extension: 0°, 10°, 20°, 30°, 45°
- Flexion: 0°, 10°, 20°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°
- Immobilisation: 0°, 10°, 20°, 30°, 45°
protect.OA soft is a knee brace designed for relief and guidance of the knee joint.
Indications
All indications requiring unicompartimental relief by 3 point principle and additional physiological guidance and if necessary limitations of Range of motion such as:
- Unilateral osteoarthritis
- Cartilage surgery or chondroplasty
- Meniscus intervention
Contraindications
- Combined lateral and medial osteoarthitis
Size table
circumference of thigh 15 cm above the centre of the knee
| size | Measure | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circumferences in cm | kT | 31 -37 | 37 - 45 | 45 - 51 | 51 - 57 | 57 - 65 | 65 - 74 |
| article number left varus / right valgus | kB | G.762.511 | G.762.512 | G.762.513 | G.762.514 | G.762.515 | G.762.516 |
| article number left valgus / right varus | kB | G.763.511 | G.763.512 | G.763.513 | G.763.514 | G.763.515 | G.763.516 |
