Flexible knee support

A knee support comprising:

• a tubular, elastic sheath adapted to receive the leg of a wearer and to be positioned over the knee,
• said sheath being of a length sufficient to cover the medial knee ligament complex when the sheath is positioned over the knee,
• said sheath having upper and lower ends and opposed, inwardly and outwardly facing sidewall portions;
• first and second elastic straps each having opposed ends;
• means anchoring one end of said first strap to said sheath adjacent the upper end thereof, and anchoring one end of said second strap to said sheath adjacent the lower end thereof;
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• mating fasteners on the opposite ends of said straps and said sheath, said fasteners on the sheath being located adjacent said upper and lower ends of the sheath and mating with the fasteners on said second and first straps respectively,
• said straps being drawn around the sheath into operative positions crossing each other on the inwardly facing sidewall portion of the sheath upon engagement of the mating fasteners and, in said positions, said first and second straps being adapted to pass under and over the knee respectively, whereby to stabilize the knee without impairing normal flexibility.