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(More customer reviews)During an auto accident, the ligaments of my knees became hyperextended, making it difficult to walk or workout. I'd used a simple Futuro knee brace that worked well, but could not find it again in stores or here on Amazon, so I tried this Ace model. The Ace knee brace has three straps (all with velcro): one around the knee, one above, and one below. The middle strap fastens directly behind the knee (in the bend). This strap is 2-1/2 to 3 inches wide. It's impossible to fasten in a manner that prevents the velcro from scratching. Also, the strap is so wide that it interferes with the simple act of walking (especially going up or down steps). Loosening doesn't help because you lose compression and thus the stabilization needed. The remaining two straps are really long and will wrap around your leg several times, making it suitable for larger people. I expected the lower strap to stabilize the joint where the tibia and fibula meet just below the knee; it didn't. That joint remained painfully stressed during movement. I paid full price for this knee brace and it didn't help me at all. The slightly less expensive, simply designed Futuro (a neoprene brace that was tight and didn't slip) worked much better in that it kept the knee joints tight and relatively pain-free and allowed normal movement when walking on flat surfaces, on inclined surfaces, and up and down steps. I give the Ace product a 2 rather than a 1 because it may work better for someone else's particular situation.
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