Sparthos Hinged Knee Brace - Relieves ACL, MCL, Meniscus Tear, Arthritis, Tendon Pain - Open Patella Design with Dual Metal Side Stabilizers - Support for Running, For Men and Women (Large)

This is my first Amazon review and I’m writing because I got my brace today and put it on and it’s great and I wanted to refute a couple of the bad reviews that I think inaccurate. Maybe they have improved the design but I don’t understand why some reviewers say the Velcro hooks scrape their skin. With the one I got the Velcro hooks are nowhere near my skin and it’s very comfortable and supportive. I’m not sure how the Velcro could touch my skin and I’m wearing it on my bare skin. I also don’t agree that the straps are too complicated like some people said. The straps were actually great and I liked that they can be tightened on both the top and bottom of leg in 4 ways depending on where it is loose or tight. Just wrap the brace securely first before threading the straps and you should be fine. Also I needed the largest size and it actually fits great. I’m recovering from injury and this very supportive brace works great so that I can actually manage to get out of bed when absolutely needed without severe pain.

Really excellent knee support. It did run small and I had to exchange for larger size but really good quality for the price

The knee brace is nice and sturdy, perfect for holding my surgery leg that is in recovery still and nice and tight, but the problem is with this is that the velcro on the back is unmoveable, and so you'll feel the little pricks of the velcro, its not noticeable if you wear pants but still

genuinely surprised at how well this fits and works for the price! it's a bit of a hassle to get on, and doesn't look smooth or anything. But it stays on, gives solid support, and isn't too hot as leg braces go. And the padding around the hinges means I'm not worried about it tearing up my clothes and furniture! At the price point, an incredible brace! I'm getting a second one!Edit: bought the beige one and if anything I like it even better! I do advise wearing some kind of fabric sleeve under it for comfort, but would say the same of any leg brace. Highly recommending these!

My doctor was happy with the function of the brace. I've now bought 2 different sizes as they stretch out with daily use and will no longer stay up. Along the edge of the straps also begins to unravel and will have little strings hanging off of them that I'm having to cut off nearly every day. I also find it difficult to put on myself since it has to connect in the back initially. It would be so much more practical and would bother me less with it stretching out and slipping down all the time if i could fix it myself, but i have to have someone put it back on for me every time because i cant get it tight enough on my own. Overall it's good for the price definitely, but it's got its flaws.

My wife has the $60 hinged knee brace, and I honestly think this one is better. The velcro straps are more efficient, stronger, positioned in a better way, and work better. If I would improve anything, I would make the donut on the patella thicker, but it seems to do a fairly good job on protecting for kneeling on it.

I hyperextended my knee, and one thing led to another, and now need to wear a hinged knee brace for the next 8 weeks. I looked at quite a few hinged knee braces, and after reading the reviews and seeing how many likes there were, I decided on this particular brace. What an excellent choice I made!!! It is an extremely comfortable brace that fits nicely. It's quite easy to put on, and there are several straps that are easily adjustable for the perfect fit. The functionality of this brace allows me to go about my day to day without any issues. Additionally, I feel like I have excellent support of my knee without any risk to reinjure, stumble, or fall. Two thumbs up for this knee brace!!!

The 3 star rating is based on my practical use of this knee brace. I wanted something sturdy and supportive and this brace certainly provides that. The size chart also seems to be accurate. The problem I had is the design of the brace is just too much. I watched the video and it looked simple enough to use, however, in practice, it is quite cumbersome to put on. Once on, it works and feels good. But there are so many velcro straps and some are too long, that you spend time untangling it all. You first wrap the brace around your knee and where the 2 ends meet behind the knee and you overlap them using the velcro strips on the brace to hold it in place, both at the top and at the bottom. Meanwhile, you are navigating around the 4 extra long velcro straps that are hanging. Once you have secured the brace at the top and bottom by overlapping it behind your knee, then you start the process of feeding the 4 velcro straps through their designated hoops. If you find the brace isn't snug enough you have to re-do the overlapping portions behind your knee. If you try to make the brace more snug by tightening the velcro straps, then the sections you overlapped become bunched up. Like I said, once I could get it properly adjusted, it felt great and offered great support. But I found the process of putting it on more than I wanted to deal with on a daily basis. I had to return it...too much work. Sizing chart was accurate for me.