Brace Direct OrthoPro HyperEx Knee Brace - L1850- Adjustable and Comfortable Support for Knee Hyperextension - OCSI

My husband has MS and needed this brace for his knee. He wears this in addition to his AFO for foot drop. His physical therapist was thrilled with the fit and how well it helped him to walk.

OMG! This is the best knee brace for hyperextension of the knee!! So much better than the Swedish Cage knee brace!! Well worth the money!! It’s comfortable, supportive, great fit, & really helps with stability!! Get this one!!!

This is Probably the best brace on the market for Genu Recurvatum; however, while it offers good resistance to posterior stress such as hyper extension of the knee, it may fracture in the midline of the posterior supporting structure along the level of the bolt placement. With the first fracture, I simply ordered a second brace and thinking that I might have received a faulty one the first time. Nonetheless, the second brace fractured in the same place. The fracturing occurred when I was not wearing the brace and had simply laid each brace down on a table. I think that there may have been posterior to anterior tension that caused the fracture in that the brace may not be reinforced well enough to Resist that direction of pressure. Currently, I have salvaged the most recent brace by placing a stack of three modified Wooden tongue depressors anterior and posterior to the point of fracture and securing these in place with electrical tape. For the time being, this seems to be working and providing adequate support against the genu recurvatum, as well as the pressure in the opposite direction when laying the brace down. I am a physician and commonly prescribe braces and orthotics for my patients. I have Genu Recuvatum (MS related) and have tried many braces to help with this. I believe this brace is the best one in this price range. Just be aware that it may break and you can salvage it. I would recommend that the manufacturers consider using a light weight metal for the posterior support or reconsider the placement of the posterior bolt through the composite plastic material they currently use. The bolt placement may be creating an unintended point of weakness that leads to fracturing.

Baught in September and worked just fine until it broke.

I wish I could rate this brace higher, as it’s the only thing I’ve found that actually gives my knee the correct support. However, the brace is not made of metal, and it only lasts a few months. I have now purchased three of these (like I said, it does give me the correct support), but the first two have broken completely apart. If it was made of metal and unbreakable, I would rate it a 5. I just wish I didn’t have to spend $210 every 5 months or so.

I’m 76 with low quad muscles. I didn’t realize the quads have such a direct effect on hypertension of the knee. This brace works perfectly while I exercise and built up my quads. The pain from hypertension is awful!

Well, this brace was working great, I have extreme spasticity in my right leg and hyper extension, but the brace was doing an excellent job of bending it most of the time. But then the top hinge that kept the strap on snapped six days after the return window closed, so the brace is useless, $200 down the drain.

Hard to understand on how it goes together