ACL GRAFT PROTECTION DURING HEALING
PROTECT the ACL graft and avoid reinjury
DonJoy’s 4-Point-of- Leverage brace will decrease ACL strain BY AT LEAST 50%.
WEAR a DONJOY 4-point-of-leverage brace
• Decreases ACL strain by 50% for anteriorly directed loads during weight bearing and non-weight bearing activities 14,15,16,17 • Improves proprioception and neuromuscular control 18,19 and increases patient confidence after ACL reconstruction 20 • Improves bilateral gait symmetry 21
THE EVIDENCE In-vivo ACL strain study - with and without brace
STANDING AT ° FLEX & UNBRACED
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STANDING AT ° FLEX & BRACED
* Decreases ACL Strain by 50% for anteriorly directed loads during weightbearing and non-weightbearing
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SEATED AT ° FLEX & UNBRACED
SEATED AT ° FLEX & BRACED
ANTERIOR LOAD APPLIED TO TIBIA (N)
Fig. 2: This graphic shows the mean ACL strain values produced by anterior shear loads applied to the tibia of the unbraced and braced knee with the subjects in standing (weightbearing) and seated (nonweightbearing) positions. In both loading situations, the subject’s knee was flexed at 30°. ACL strain was measured through transducers implanted into the ACL. Calculation of ACL strain was referenced to the slack-taut transition point of the ligament.
The DonJoy 4-point-of-leverage technology effectively reduces ACL strain which could be particularly important during rehabilitation while the graft is remodeling 14,15,16,17
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