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HingedKneeBraceUse:Youmayhavebeengiventhisbraceifyouhaveoneofthefollowing:

1) Kneeligamentinjury2) Patellatendon/ligamentinjury3) Quadricepstendoninjury4) Postoperativeprotectforligamentand/ormeniscussurgery

NOTE:Gotohttp://www.djoglobal.com/products/donjoy/x-act-rom-kneetoseeacompletevideoofthedetailsoftheROMbrace.Ifthisisnotyourbrace,keepinmindthatmostbraceshavesimilarcomponentsthatdothesamething.Seegeneralinstructionsbelow.

a. Makesurethesidesupportingbarsaredirectlyalongthemid-thigh

andlegarea.Thebraceshouldextendfromjustabovemidthightojustabovetheankle.Seeimagebelow.

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b. Thesidebarsarealsoadjustabletopositionthebraceonthelegas

describedabove.Pressthebuttonsintoallowthestrapstoadjustalongthesidebar.

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c. TheVelcrostrapsonthebraceareremovabletoallowtightening.Youmayneedtore-tightenthebraceduringthedaytokeepitsnug.Thestrapsareusuallytoolongforyourleg(thisisdonetoaccommodatemanydifferentlegsizes).ThestrapcanbecutwithsissorsandthegatorVelcrocanbereattachedtothestrap.

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i. Avoidthedialsslippingtowardthefrontoftheknee.

d. Makesurethegearsonthedialsalongtheinsideandoutsideofthe

bracelineupwiththekneeataboutthelevelofthekneecap.

i.

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e. Dependingonyoursurgery,youmayhaveyourbrace“LOCKED”sothatitwillnotallowanymotion,or“UNLOCKED”formotion.Notetheclosedlockonthedialofthebrace.Youwillbeinstructedonwhentostarttoopenthebraceformoremotion.

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f. Youwillclicktheswitchtounlockwhenyouhavebeenclearedtostartkneemotion.

i.

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g. Thegraytabcanbepressedintoallowadjustmentoftheankleonyourbrace.Youwillbeinstructedastohowmuchmotionyouareallowed.

Thetopbuttonadjustshowmuchyourkneewillstraighten.

Thebottombuttonadjustshowmuchyourkneewillbend.