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MX | Off-Road Gear Info & Reviews
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[QUOTE="RADRick, post: 1083816, member: 60936"] Most often, the force required to break a femur will result in a compound instead of simple fracture. The femur has no give other than bone elasticity, which declines as one gets older. The knee can absorb more twist than a single bone. By eliminating the knee's ability to twist with the use of braces, the force is then transferred directly to the femur and hip joint. When I started riding back in the 70s a broken femur was incredibly rare in this sport. Since the advent of knee braces it has become more common (along with hip dysplacia) and that has nothing to do with the increase in popularity of dirt bikes. When you become an orthopaedic surgeon, let me know. Until then, I've spent enough time with them to listen when they speak. I have several that ride and advise against braces for all but the pro level riders or those who need to protect a prior injury. Few will recommend brace use to someone with no prior injury who is a casual rider/racer. Not all of them do. Like many things in our sport, what works for a pro racer is not always the best thing for the casual rider or racer. The speeds the pros ride at almost demand the ultimate in protection. Dabbing a toe at those speeds can do a lot more damage than what the same dab by a C class rider will do. Unfortunately, too many riders want to emulate what they see the pros using/wearing with little thought to whether they need it or can use it properly. The only dirt bike-related knee injury was a torn meniscus I suffered in 2002. The rest were as a result of work injuries when I was an avionics installer (blew my ACL out working inside a plane), and injuries suffered in MTB crashes or in the course of my other job as a street bike rider/racer/test rider. I was a Cti customer as far back as 1985 when few outside of professional sports knew who they were. I wore my custom made brace for many years, but never while on the bike. The knee healed and it rarely gives me any problems any more. If anecdotal evidence had real value there'd be little need to do actual clinical studies or testing of many products. Just like helmets and other safety gear, no piece of equipment can protect in any and every situation. The manufacturers say as much on their labels. Wearing something as complex as a knee brace when your riding situation doesn't require it is wrong headed, IMO. You obviously made an informed decision for yourself based on your own criteria. The OP said nothing about the kind of riding he does, what kind of bike he has, where he rides, or his skill level. With such little info I made a reasoned response based on my own experience on the subject. He can choose to discard it or not. I would never characterize your experience as "suspect" even if I didn't agree with it. It's as valid to you as mine is to me. The challenge in a question such as this is to get as much info as possible, figure out which is relevant to your own situation, and make a decision accordingly. There's no point in us arguing over who has the more relevant info. It's all relative. Oh, BTW, the femur is the biggest bone in the human body, but the strongest is the calcaneus. [/QUOTE]
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