Research has been moving along quite nicely however it is challenging to understand what parts of the knee need to be support more to prevent a tear or re-tear. There really is no way to tell, without CT and MRI scans if the knee is in danger of being damaged. The question I am beginning to ask if what kind of brace I should create. The three classifications of braces are rehabilitative, functional, and prophylactic (see attached PDF for more information on these three models as well as pictures explaining the positive attributes of each. As I have begun to research more and more about what kind of braces do what I have found that this expands so much further than just the original ACL tear. ACL tears can cause CI injuries (combined instabilities) which has given me the idea to create a prophylactic/ pre injury brace that targets the CI female athletes who have instabilities due to a previous knee Injury that could have caused an increased risk in a CI re injury of both ligaments.
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mary ellen carsley
7/20/2020 09:58:45 am
Hi! Glad you are researching, but please try to have more details about the specifics of what you are researching, the sources, etc. Photos, .pdfs etc. are all helpful. This is so that your blog will become a tool in helping you clearly document your process as well as be able to use it to easily explain what you have done and are doing and why, Hope that helps! Keep up the strong effort! Be well and let me know if you need anything!
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