Abstract: The walker of the invention comprises a chassis including a bottom plate. A sole is engaged or engageable with the underside in use of the bottom plate and a liner is placed within the chassis. The movement characteristics of the walker being determined by the shape or configuration of the sole, or both the shape and configuration.

Abstract: A foot and ankle support including a boot element of which first and second parts are shaped and positioned to embrace respectively parts of a user's leg above, and foot in front of, the ankle. Two straps are fastened by a first fastening to the first part at a position above and not behind the position in the boot element at which the ankle will be located. The straps are adapted to cross in front of the ankle and encircle the foot. The support may also include a stiff shell including first and second upright members joined by an integral third member. The first and second members are shaped and dimensioned to fit over malleoli of a foot and to extend part way up opposite sides of a leg.

Abstract: The invention provides a knee brace including stiff upper and lower arms shaped and dimensioned to fit against the medial aspects of a patient's leg above and below the knee respectively. A hinge means interconnects the arms whereby the arms are constrained for relative pivoting about a transverse axis. First and second fastening bands or straps shaped and dimensioned to encircle the leg and to be tensioned are provided, the first strap being attached to the upper arm adjacent to the hinge means for correction of varus deformity or remote from the hinge means for correction of valgus deformity, the second strap being attached to the lower arm adjacent the hinge means for correction of varus deformity or remote from the hinge means for correction of valgus deformity. Each arm includes a further location means of the respective arm to the patient's leg, each further location means being spaced remote from the first and second fastening band or straps respectively and from the knee.