Hinge for Knee Joint Orthoses, Knee Joint Prostheses and/or Braces

A hinge for knee joint orthoses, knee joint prostheses and/or braces, comprising at least one first hinge bracket (1) assigned to the lower leg and at least one second hinge bracket (2) assigned to the upper leg, which hinge brackets are overlappingly connected to each other with their ends in such a manner that with increasing angle between the hinge brackets (1, 2), a combined rolling and sliding movement is effected in the plane defined by the two hinge brackets, wherein in the overlapping end of one hinge bracket (1), curves are cut out and at the overlapping end of the other hinge bracket (2), guide elements interacting with the curves of the other hinge bracket are provided, wherein the curves (3, 4, 13, 14, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25) are configured such that with increasing angle between the hinge brackets (1, 2), a combined rolling and sliding movement of the second hinge bracket (2) is effected in the plane defined by the two hinge brackets in a direction which leads substantially radial to the axis of the first hinge bracket (1) into the quadrant enclosed between the two hinge brackets, and wherein the center of rotation of the two hinge brackets (1, 2) remains substantially stationary for an angle between the hinge brackets of between 0 and 25°.