| 摘要 |
A human knee stabilizer having a semi-rigid posteriorly open U-shaped cuff for the upper leg, a semi-rigid, generally prism-shaped cuff for the lower leg which has a generally triangular cross section, rigid lateral and medial upper support arms, rigid lateral and medial lower support arms, lateral and medial polycentric pivot structures connecting the upper support arms to the lower support arms, at least one pre-molded condylar pad, an interior generally inelastic strap attached at one end to one of the two faces of the lower leg-engaging cuff adjacent a vertically-extending gap in the prism-shaped cuff and having a free end attachable to the other face adjacent the vertically extending gap to complete the encirclement of the wearer's lower leg when the lower leg-engaging cuff is in position on the wearer's lower leg, an exterior, elastic strap attached at one end to a face of the lower leg-engaging cuff and having a free end attachable to a different face, an elastic strap attached at one end on one side of the posterior opening of the upper leg-engaging cuff and having a free end attachable to the other side of the posterior opening to complete the encirclement of the wearer's upper leg.
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