No functional advantage of stabilizing brace after isolated ACLR vs. braceless rehab

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 May;22(5):1156-62

Comparison of rigid brace, soft brace, and no brace for osteoporotic compression fractures

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Dec 3;96(23):1959-66. doi:

AAOS 2016: Hinged knee brace does not influence recovery after MCL injury

Custom valgus brace beneficial versus off-the-shelf brace and no brace for medial knee OA

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Dec;88(12):2645-52

Comparing immediate effect of a neoprene brace with vs without patellar hole for knee osteoarthritis

Eval Health Prof. 2018 Dec;41(4):512-523. doi: 10.1177/0163278717714307

Efficacy of valgus brace and simple hinged brace in patients with knee osteoarthritis

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Jul;87(7):937-9

Custom-made valgus-producing functional knee brace effective for varus gonarthrosis

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1999 Apr;81(4):539-48.

No difference in pain or function between abduction brace and sling after rotator cuff repair

Arthroscopy. 2017 Sep;33(9):1618-1626

Functional brace vs walking boot in management of severe lateral ankle sprains

Foot Ankle Int. 2014 Mar;35(3):201-6

Patient-reported pain and function over 52 weeks between unloader brace vs. placebo for knee OA

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Sep 22;19(1):341. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2256-7

Forearm-elbow-, forearm only-, and no-brace in management of lateral epicondylalgia

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Feb;44(2):120-8

ISAKOS: No advantageous effect of postoperative knee bracing following ACL reconstruction

Achilles tendinopathy: No difference between AirHeel brace, eccentric training and both

Am J Sports Med. 2007 Oct;35(10):1659-67. Epub 2007 Jun 14

A functional knee brace not superior to neoprene sleeve after ACL reconstruction

Am J Sports Med. 2008 Apr;36(4):648-55. Epub 2008 Jan 11.

AAOS 2016: Comparison of semi-rigid brace, lace-up brace, & tape for lateral ankle injury

ISAKOS2017: Neither unloader brace nor insoles have significant effect on outcome after meniscectomy

Symptomatic & structural changes observed with patellofemoral brace for patellofemoral OA

Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Jun;74(6):1164-70

The effect of a valgus knee brace combined with a lateral wedge foot orthotic for knee OA

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Jan;94(1):103-12. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.09.004. Epub 2012 Sep 17.

Knee OA: Bracing combined with standard care increases walking distances

Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2006 Aug;14(8):777-83. Epub 2006 Mar 24

Pneumatic brace has improved pain/function/strength for knee OA vs. standard treatment

J Arthroplasty. 2015 May;30(5):747-53