Do the functional knee braces work as well as a normal ligament?
This is an easy question to answer: No. However, the functional knee braces may help in patients who have a knee ligament injury. Most all Orthopaedic Surgeons and others in the medical community that deal with orthopaedic injuries do believe that functional knee braces do provide some protection to the knee at low loads. This means that when a force is applied to a knee that is supported with a functional knee brace, it is more stable than without the brace.
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