Knee Brace Assembly

A knee brace assembly, comprising:

• a first brace assembly configured to be secured to a first leg portion of a leg relative to a knee, the first brace assembly comprising:
• a first ring element,
• a second ring element spaced from the first ring element, and
• one or more elastomeric energy-absorption members mechanically coupled to and spanning the distance between both the first ring element and the second ring element,
• at least one of the one or more elastomeric energy-absorption members configured to expand between the first ring element and the second ring element in response to a relative translation of the first ring element and the second ring element;
• a second brace assembly configured to be secured to a second leg portion of the leg relative to the knee, the second leg portion opposing the first leg portion the second brace assembly comprising:
• a first ring element,
• a second ring element spaced from the first ring element, and
• one or more elastomeric energy-absorption members mechanically coupled to and spanning the distance between both the first ring element and the second ring element,
• at least one of the one or more elastomeric energy-absorption members configured to expand between the first ring element and the second ring element in response to a relative translation of the first ring element and the second ring element;
• and
• a hinge disposed between the first brace assembly and the second brace assembly, the hinge having a plurality of strap elements each strap element defining a, the planar surfaces of the plurality of strap elements being disposed substantially parallel to each other along an anterior-posterior orientation of the first leg portion and the second leg portion.