ACL Bracing Surveys
No objective scientific research supports claims that ACL braces can prevent injuries. However, bracing continues to be big business. In the absence of scientific direction, practitioners must rely on a combination of their own and others' anecdotal evidence. These surveys, spaced years apart, provide information about the changing bracing practices of members of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Functional Anterior Cruciate Ligament Bracing: A Survey of Current Brace Prescription Patterns