knee brace

Leg joint wrap

A knee brace is a supportive device worn around the knee to stabilize the joint, prevent injury, or aid recovery.

Athletes wear them preventively; people with ligament damage or arthritis wear them therapeutically.

They range from simple elastic sleeves to rigid hinged structures: She wore a knee brace for months after her ACL surgery.

Opposites
SUPPORT vs. HARM

knee braceknee injury

Harm to leg joint

torn ACL · hyperextension

immobilization approach

knee braceplaster cast

Rigid fracture immobilizer

Family

brace, knee

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G