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Originally Posted by Bikerdad450F
I did my research too, and it was going to be DonJoy, Asterix, or CTI/Ossur.
I never triied on the OTS (off the shelf) CTI though. My ins. plan covered 80 % of it so I got CTI custom, I think it was 1100 CDN each! They are a tad bulky compared to my old knee pads. but they have good extension stops. Most good quality pants will fit over CTI's I'm told, my FOX 360's fit fine.
Now, the reason for this post... I have a severed ACL, torn MCL,Torn Minicus and bone contusions and all I did was dab my foot down hard while the front wheel slid sideways. the knee failed me and the foot/lower leg turned out 45 degrees or so. It was loud and painful. so a warning to all, good braces limit injury, certain types, but some hits or movements can't be protected against. And thats why I'm waiting for surgery right now instead of racing my new EC300.
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I just went out for a cautious ride and jumped a ditch and missed, stopped dead on a rock, dabbed hard and twisted my foot out to the side. yelling in agony, laying across the exhaust too, melting into my a$$. re-injured before I was even healed. yes, I can say STUPID. The doc says I just went back about a month in my recovery, but likely no new ligament tears, just facia and muscle . I was wearing my CTI. incidently, CTI can provide a cable support system that they fit to the custom brace that helps with ACL weakness.