Whether the knee joint immobilization brace is worn 24 hours or not is mainly decided according to the time of the patient’s injury. Patients in the early stage of injury need to wear the brace 24 hours a day; patients in the recovery stage do not need to wear the brace 24 hours a day.
1. Early stage of injury: knee joint fixation brace belongs to a kind of brace commonly used in clinic, its advantages are high strength, light weight, easy to carry, easy to operate, and it can be used for conservative treatment of knee joint injury or long-term fixation after surgery. If the patient is in the early stage of injury, such as knee ligament injury or knee fracture, usually within 6 weeks need to wear 24 hours.
2. Recovery period: If the patient is in the recovery period after the injury, usually it is not necessary to wear it 24 hours a day, for example, if the injury is relatively light, such as knee fracture or knee ligament injury, the brace can be taken off at bedtime after 4-6 weeks; if the injury is relatively heavy, it is necessary to take off the brace at bedtime after 6-8 weeks, but in both cases, it is necessary to wear it for the rest of the time.
If patients experience pain and end coldness during the use of the knee immobilization brace, it is recommended that they follow up with a doctor promptly.