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A flexible knee brace for use by athletes or others requiring knee support. The knee brace offers generalized support to the knee joint in addition to specifically providing lateral support to inhibit lateral and rotary movement of the knee, and support for the kneecap to prevent hyperextension and

A flexible knee brace for use by athletes or others requiring knee support. The knee brace offers generalized support to the knee joint in addition to specifically providing lateral support to inhibit lateral and rotary movement of the knee, and support for the kneecap to prevent hyperextension and dislocation. A base comprised as a tubular sleeve of elastic material is configured to closely fit around the knee joint and adjacent upper and lower leg portions. A plurality of generally upright forwardly curved lateral pockets are provided on the medial and distal sides of the base. Resilient elongate stays are located in the pockets to provide lateral support. Cross straps are provided, each having a fixed end secured to one side of the base and a free end extendable around the front of the leg in straddling relationship to the kneecap, to the other side of the base. Releasable means fix the free end of each of the cross straps to the side of the base opposite to the fixed end.

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A knee brace comprising: a tubular elastic sleeve positionable in snug covering relationship to a knee and adjacent leg portions; a first flexible upright support member fixed to a first side of the sleeve, a plurality of first elongate generally vertical pockets formed between the first flexible up

A knee brace comprising: a tubular elastic sleeve positionable in snug covering relationship to a knee and adjacent leg portions; a first flexible upright support member fixed to a first side of the sleeve, a plurality of first elongate generally vertical pockets formed between the first flexible upright support member and the first side of the sleeve; first elongate resilient stiffening members located in the first pockets; a second flexible upright support member fixed to a second side of the sleeve opposite the first support member, a plurality of second elongate generally vertical pockets formed between the second flexible upright support member and the second side of the sleeve; second elongate resilient stiffening members located in the second pockets; releasable elastic strap means extendable in tension around the front of the leg between the first upright support member and the second side of the sleeve and between the second upright support member and the first side of the sleeve in the vicinity of the knee for support of the knee joint, said strap means having ends fixed to the first upright support member and the second upright support member forward of one of said resilient members whereby tension pull exerted by the strap means is distributed over a greater portion of the sleeve.