Today I tried the functional brace (a fairly cheap Donjoy) that I picked up for my left knee on my right knee. I got it on easily enough, but it’s a bit too small (it’s a medium and the right leg needs a large or XL).
Revelation. Decent support and feels pretty good. It obviously doesn’t lock the leg in full extension; but the big TROM only does that for the few minutes when it’s on right and recently applied. At least this thing cannot slip.
The steps were easy and felt much more secure than when I have the TROM on.
Four hours later it’s still comfortable. Time to hunt another one and try one on each leg. This could be good. The list is I think under $70, and since there’s no chance Dr. Frederick will OK one I’ll just get it. We can argue later; especially if I walk in without crutches.
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