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A knee brace for preventing lateral displacement of the patella, made of an elasticized sleeve worn over the leg and spanning the knee. The sleeve carries a pair of pads, one of which lies immediately adjacent the outer edge of the patella and blocks the patella from lateral displacement. The second

A knee brace for preventing lateral displacement of the patella, made of an elasticized sleeve worn over the leg and spanning the knee. The sleeve carries a pair of pads, one of which lies immediately adjacent the outer edge of the patella and blocks the patella from lateral displacement. The second pad overlies the medial femoral epicondyl to prevent the sleeve from rotating outwardly as forces are applied against the first pad by the patella. The pads are locked in place by an elastic strap secured to the sleeve and running laterally to medially over the knee.

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A knee brace for preventing patella displacement comprising: a tubular sleeve made of an elastic webbing material, said sleeve being designed to fit over the leg and extend from below the knee upwardly to the thigh, a relatively firm elongated first pad attached to the sleeve, said pad being positio

A knee brace for preventing patella displacement comprising: a tubular sleeve made of an elastic webbing material, said sleeve being designed to fit over the leg and extend from below the knee upwardly to the thigh, a relatively firm elongated first pad attached to the sleeve, said pad being positioned on the sleeve to lie just laterally of the patella when the sleeve is worn on the leg overlying the knee so as to prevent lateral displacement of the patella when the sleeve is in place, and a second pad attached to the sleeve and positioned to engage the medial femoral epicondyl and condyl notch when the sleeve is in place and prevent the sleeve from turning on the leg and displace the first pad from the patella.