Superior Pain Relief - Guaranteed Indications | Contraindications | Ordering Info | Accessories The Bledsoe Thruster RLF OA Knee Brace uses muscle power to place a medially (Thruster RLF Medial) or laterally (Thruster RLF Lateral) directed force against the knee during terminal extension to help relieve pain for moderate to severe symptomatic lateral or medial compartment arthrosis. For mild to moderate OA, Bledsoe has engineered the Aligner ESE OA Knee Brace. New Strap Saddle Increases Brace Effectiveness The new strap saddle maximizes circumferential support by preventing strap indentation into the soft tissue. This enhances force and keeps the leg coupled to the hinge. Patient Adjustment Dial The Thruster RLF has an easy adjustment dial for pain relief. Just push in and turn the dial, with the leg in flexion. The patient can adapt the brace immediately to resolve their level of pain. Re-Engineered Buckle Concept The Thruster RLF has a unique new closure system, borrowed from the ski industry...over-center buckles. Some patients have trouble fitting and tightening the straps that make OA braces function. The new overcenter buckle design provides a better fit and requires less effort and hand strength to operate. The buckles also reduce the wear on hook and loop strapping.

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Hinge Positioning Counters Rotational Tendency
Bledsoe's "Dynamic Bracing" innovation of removing side thrust as the knee moves into flexion has been enhanced by posterior hinge positioning. The new posterior positioning of the hinge behind the neutral point of the knee center counterbalances any anterior rotational moment common to fixed angle OA braces.

Industry-Exclusive Pain Relief Guarantee
If the Thruster RLF does not relieve the patient's OA knee pain within the first 60 days, Bledsoe will provide a full refund to the ordering facility. No one offers a stronger guarantee—because no one else offers a better OA brace.

Indications
Thruster RLF LA - This device is indicated for Lateral Unicompartmental Gonarthrosis, to help relieve pain and inflammation, to aid in delaying osteotomy or total joint procedures, to increase daily walking time while increasing activities, and to aid in slowing the progression of the condition. Also indicated for postoperative or post-injury applications following medial collateral ligament injury or reconstruction to help relieve stress on these healing structures.

Thruster RLF MA - This device is indicated for Medial Unicompartmental Gonarthrosis, to help relieve pain and inflammation, to aid in delaying osteotomy or total joint procedures, to increase daily walking time while increasing activities, and to aid in slowing the progression of the condition. Also indicated for postoperative or post-injury applications following lateral and postero-lateral injuries to the connective tissues of the knee to help relieve stress on these healing structures.

Contraindications
Thruster RLF LA - This device is contraindicated for Medial Unicompartmental Gonarthrosis tri- or bi-compartmental osteoarthritis for knees with injury or chronic stretch of the lateral collateral ligaments or other postero-lateral connective structures of the knee.

Thruster RLF MA - This device is contraindicated for Lateral Unicompartmental Gonarthrosis tri- or bi-compartmental osteoarthritis for knees with injury or chronic stretch of the medial collateral ligaments or other medial or antero-medial structures of the knee.