Rupert Maclanahan
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I have a knee injury that results in what I would describe as moments of instability due too a complete or almost complete tear of my ACL (MRI is inconclusive on whether the tear is 100 pct, but it is close if not 100 pct). Having gone to an orthopedic surgeon, we decided on a course of physical therapy and a knee brace designed for ACL injuries. This is a custom-made fancy brace with an articulating hinge system with metallic parts that I am not gonna take into salt water. I say salt water because I have had a moment of instability getting into a zodiac from a livaboard in rough weather, and on one occasion on my "standing" knee when making a giant stride. For both situations I have adapted by only using my strong leg, but I would like the option of wearing a brace with the same stability profile as the custom made job. I can't find anything that I would trust to last more than a short time after being exposed to salt water. There are fabric only braces, but I doubt that they would have much of an impact at all. So, I'm looking for an articulated knee brace that's okay in salt water.
Any advice suggestions would be most welcome!
P.S. For those interested, I'm trying to avoid surgery because I have had ACL surgery before, this is re-injury of the graft, I don't want to go through 1 year rehab again, and the doctor says I can do anything, indulging skiing, with the brace.
Any advice suggestions would be most welcome!
P.S. For those interested, I'm trying to avoid surgery because I have had ACL surgery before, this is re-injury of the graft, I don't want to go through 1 year rehab again, and the doctor says I can do anything, indulging skiing, with the brace.