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Abstract

An ankle brace for a person. The brace basically comprises an elongate medial support member, an elongate lateral support member, four releasably securable straps for the support members, and a footpiece. Each of the support members is a semi-rigid plate configured to extend along and generally conform to the shape of a respective side of the leg of the wearer from a point just below the malleolus to a point substantially thereabove. Foam pads are provided on the support members to absorb shock and conform closely to the wearer's leg. The footpiece is also a semi-rigid member and comprises a base portion having a medial side and a lateral side and a pair of upstanding members projecting therefrom pivotally connected to respective ones of the support members adjacent the malleoli. The base portion includes a pad thereon and generally conforms to the bottom of the wearer's foot. A metatarsal pad is provided on the footpiece. The support members are connected to each other by the four straps. These straps extends through associated holes in the support members on the anterior side thereof and on the posterior side thereof to enable precise adjustment of the ankle brace. An elastic strap is arranged to be wrapped about the ankle brace in a 'FIG. 8' configuration.

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