Chester,

A brace keeps the joint mostly immobile, making walking difficult.  It might
not relieve the pain from walking either.  I don't know whether flexibility
and manual dexterity are problems for Trisha, but I know I couldn't put on a
knee brace.  Depending on the type Trisha needs, they can also seriously
limit clothing options.


On 9/6/07, Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> If a knee brace would keep the knee cap in place, then
> why have surgery?
>
>
>
>
> Kendall
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

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