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New DonJoy FULLFORCE™ takes ACL protection to a new level

Having pioneered the concept of functional knee bracing over 30 years ago, DonJoy braces have become standard equipment for many rehabilitation protocols for knee injuries in over 44 countries. In consultation with physicians, their patients as well as athletes, we have a reputation for pushing the envelope of innovation. At last month’s AAOS meeting in Las Vegas, we introduced our latest ACL brace, the FULLFORCE™, the latest step forward in bracing technology.

The FULLFORCE™ design is our first ‘off-the-shelf’ brace to combine two patented DonJoy technologies which together provide the most powerful and clinically-proven solutions available to protect the healing ACL.

The unique 4-Points-of-Leverage™ System¹ which provides ligament stability and significantly reduces ACL strain, is enhanced by the FourcePoint™ hinge technology², a leaf spring mechanism which dampens knee joint extension while increasing flexion angles and reducing anterior shear forces on the tibia. DonJoy’s patented FourcePoint™ is the only hinge technology that has been clinically proven to protect the ACL.

FULLFORCE™ Features:

• Internally mounted swivelling strap tabs help accommodate leg movement
• Swooping thigh cuff for inner thigh clearance and bilateral brace use
• Strong, lightweight aircraft grade aluminium frame
• Anti-Migration band anchors on the upper calf
• ACL and CI (Combined Instabilities) strap configurations
• Multiple sizes and lengths  

The FULLFORCE™ will be launched to our International customers in April at the 7th Biennial ISAKOS Congress in Osaka, Japan.

¹ Beynnon et al 1992; The Effect of Functional Knee Braces on Strain on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Vivo; The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am.), volume 74-A, Nr. 9, pp.1298-1312;
  Beynnon et al 1995; An In-Vivo Investigation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Strain: The Effect of Functional Knee Bracing and Attachment Strap Tension; Presented at 41st Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society;
  Beynnon et al 1997; The Effect of Functional Knee Bracing on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the Weightbearing and Nonweightbearing knee; The American Journal of Sports Medecine, Volume 25, Nr. 3, p. 353;
  Fleming et al. 2000; The Influence of Functional KneeBracing on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Strain Biomechanics in Weightbearing and Nonweightbearing Knees; The American Journal of Sports Medecine, Vol.28 , Nr. 6, p. 815-824;
² Lin et al. 2008; Effects of a Knee Extension Constraint Brace on Selected Lower Extremity Motion Patterns During a Stop-Jump Task; Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Volume 24, pp. 158-165;

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