Short Description
Bledsoe's Legacy Thruster Knee Brace is a small, lightweight single-upright brace with the hinge on the affected side of the knee.
Introducing the next generation of our popular OA Thruster brace: The Bledsoe Legacy Thruster provides OA pain relief with a hinge that's on the affected side of the knee and maintains the same overall look as the previous model. The Thruster Legacy knee brace design creates relief by pulling the straps to open the joint space versus pushing against the opposite side of the knee joint. The lightweight single upright brace is controlled with an adjustable dial that's used to deliver up to 22 degrees of correction. The Bledsoe Legacy Thruster knee brace is a great choice for moderate recreational activity including walking, golf, bicycling, and more.
Bledsoe Legacy Thruster Features:
- Hinge dial allows incremental force adjustments for fine tuning the amount of unloading
- Provides up to 22 degrees of correction can be applied
- Unloads in a 4-point load system for greater effect
- Unique design addresses unicompartmental OA conditions only, not associated ligament instability
- Right and left specific
- Hinge is located on the involved side of knee
- Choose medial (inside of knee) or lateral (outside of knee) for the affected compartment to unload
- Color: Black
- Available in multiple sizes - See our Size & Fit tab for sizing chart and measurement/fit help
Recommended Manufacturer HCPC: L1843
The Bledsoe Legacy Thruster knee brace is indicated for:
- Unicompartmental OA arthritis Not intended to treat ligamentous instability
- Not recommended high contact sports activities such as football or skiing