I was very close to picking out some asterisk cells and this opportunity popped up when I asked my surgeon if he could write a prescription and he replied, "Sure". So I still need one for my right knee but I might spring for another Townsend. I'm not sure it's going to be a custom fit rig like this one - they're $1,100 - but I'll settle for one of their less-pricey versions . . . they range from $400 - $700 a piece.
Craftmanship is superb. It's carbon fiber with titanium pieces, and it's got a built in patella protector from EVS. The inner liner is very snugly velcro'd but is removable so that liners without the patella cup can be installed for other sports. Fit, of course, is awesome as well but it should be since it was made based on a cast molded onto my leg. The prosthetics guy said I should wear it next to the skin but one of the buckles has a tendency to pinch loose skin when I'm flexing it hard so I'm wearing the wicking-type warm-weather long underwear. Quite comfortable worn this way. I can completely flex my knee and it doesn't get in the way or bind during flexion. It's got these little "modules" you can swap to limit extension. I've got the 5-degree module . . . just because. VERY lightweight.
If you're willing to spend the dough this is a fantastic knee-brace.
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