ROM
Knee brace is for hinge injury or osteo injury or ACL injury.
Hinge injuries are mostly caused by rupturing of the muscles
and ligaments, which is commonly seen in athletes.
The basic cause of hinge injury is sharp or sudden change
in the direction of movement or stiff-legged landing or sharp
twist of knee. The majority of the ACL injuries occurs in
athletes landing flat on their heels. This forces the tibia
into knee, at the same moment the knee cap restrains the femur
and the ligament gets damaged. Osteo or ACL injury results
in massive damage which further develops in osteoarthritis.
The symptoms of ACL injury is :-
1) sudden popping sound from knee
2) swelling of the knee
3) instability of knee
As ACL stabilizes the knee, so it is required to cure the
aliment with least delay. The cure could be physical therapy
and use of ROM Knee brace with appropriate prescription of
osetotherapist and in late cases surgery is suggested.
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