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Re: best knee brace for protection during football

Posted By: DonJoy Braceman
Date: Monday, 25 February 2008, at 4:08 p.m.

In Response To: best knee brace for protection during football (redpony)

> My son is a junior in high school and is an offensive
> lineman for a large competitive high school football team
> in Texas. He is 6'3" 270 lbs. He injured his left knee
> in 8th and 9th grade and both resolved themselves. This
> year he damaged a plica which was recently removed with no
> complications. He would like to play football in college.
> HIs OS wants him to wear functional braces during practice
> and games from now on.

> His OS wants him to get the CTi OTS. I am interested in
> hearing more about braces as I know very little about them.
> Our insurance will likely not cover the cost for
> prophylactic bracing. Please bombard me with information--I
> want to make an informed decision.

RedPony-

As far as bracing offensive lineman, there is not another company that has the track record we do. Michael Frind may say he prefers the CTi2, but I cannot think of a single college team that uses them on a large scale. His criticism of the DonJoy Defiance NOT having a shell across the front of the tibia is EXACTLY why we are the better choice. The "roll-up" hit from behind is THE most common lineman hit to the knee. A CTi2 has nothing but straps across the backside of the brace...zero protection. The Defiance's calf cuff design protects the initial hit and cages the knee.

Of the Top 25 ranked teams, we braced 22. In my area, the SEC, DonJoy is the ONLY choice. I personally have 20+ high schools and 8 college teams in the state of Alabama on lineman programs. Check with any athletic trainer at your nearest college. There IS a reason they prefer us over other brace companies and its our track record. Believe me, if they did not have success, they would switch especially when the average Division I school invest close to $100K per scholarship player in football each year. They will protect that investment.

Any other questions, feel free to e-mail me.

DonJoy Braceman

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