Abstract: A patella stabilizer. The stabilizer has a sleeve to be received around a knee of a wearer. There is a support in the sleeve that has a first member to extend from beneath the wear's patella to a point over the wearer's tibia. Second, bifurcated members extend from the first member along each side of the patella when the patella stabilizer is in position on the wearer. In a preferred embodiment, there is a strap that extends around the wearer's leg, over the first member of the stabilizer.

Abstract: A gauge to measure the lateral inclination of a part of a brace above a patient's knee relative to a part of the brace below the patient's knee. The brace has a hinge to allow flexing of the knee. The gauge has a calibrated body that can be attached to the hinge of the brace. Limbs extend from each end of the body. There is a pivotal joint to allow each limb to pivot relative to the calibrated body. There is a reciprocable extension at the outer most end of each limb that is able to extend to contact the brace. A marker extends from the inner end of the limbs to indicate on the calibrated body the inclination of each limb. In this way the extension can be reciprocated to contact the brace and a reading them made of each marker on the calibrated scale to determine the inclination of each limb of the gauge and thus of the knee.

Abstract: An orthopaedic brace having a pair of arms to be secured to a wearer's body. There is a pivotable joint between the arms to allow pivoting of the knee while supporting the knee. According to the invention there is a joint in the brace to allow controlled inclination of each arm relative to the pivotable joint. A method of bracing a knee is also disclosed. Such a method may be useful following high tibial osteotomy or to relieve of the effects of uni-compartmental osteoarthritis. According to the method aspect the brace as described above is located about the knee and the arms are adjusted to allow controlled inclination of each arm relative to the pivotable joint to provide the required bracing of the required inclination.

Abstract: An orthopaedic brace having a pair of arms to be secured to wearer's body. There is a pivotable joint between the arms to allow pivoting of the knee while supporting the knee. According to the invention there is a joint in the brace to allow controlled inclination of each arm relative to the pivotable joint. A method of bracing a knee following high tibial osteotomy is also disclosed. According to the method aspect the brace as described above is located about the knee and the arms are adjusted to allow controlled inclination of each arm relative to the pivotable joint to provide the required bracing of the required inclination.

Abstract: A method of reducing the effect of unicompartmental osteoarthritis of a knee. A force is applied to the knee on that side of the knee remote from the compartment having osteoarthritis as the knee moves to extension. Preferably, the force is applied at a point about 10.degree. to 15.degree. posterior of the normal axis of rotation of the knee.