Knee support for aiding proprioceptive Innervation

Details Knee support for aiding proprioceptive Innervation Knee support for aiding proprioceptive Innervation

1986-09-04

1988-02-16

Crowder, Clifford D.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128165, A61F 300, A61F 1306

Patent

active

047248319

ABSTRACT:
Support for a knee joint comprising a wrapper or sleeve substantially made from elastic material, extending after its application between a limit proximal and a limit distal in respect of the knee joint, which support has an opening to leave the knee cap free and which support may be provided with one or more bandages to apply pressure to parts of the area of the knee joint. The inner surface of the support is provided with surface parts having an increased coefficient of friction in respect of the skin when compared with the rest of the inner surface. These parts of the surface occur in those places that are in contact, after the application of the support, with parts of the skin surface in the area round the joint under which tissue occurs of muscles and tendons that is to be subjected to proprioceptice innervation, which muscles and tendons extend from the leg below and the leg above the knee beyond the articular surfaces of the knee between the femur and the tibia. The parts of the surface having an increased coefficient of friction in respect of the skin, consist of chamois leather.

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