Bandage for the ankle joint

A bandage for the ankle joint, comprising a lower-leg part and a foot part, the lower-leg part having a medial side and a lateral side at least one of which sides is extended to form a strap, the foot part having a medial side and a lateral side, said sides each being extended to form a medial strap on the medial side and a lateral strap on the lateral side, the lower-leg part and the foot part being connected to one another such that, when the bandage is applied to the foot, the heel area is left open, and, with the bandage applied, the lower-leg part wraps around the posterior face of the lower leg in the distal lower-leg area and can be closed, and the foot part lies under the sole and wraps round the foot with the medial strap and lateral strap, said straps being adapted to, when applied to the foot and starting from the plantar area, overlap across the back of the foot and extend medially and laterally to the distal area of the lower leg, wherein the bandage is made of a material which has an elasticity of 30 to 150% in the X axis and of 5 to 70% in the Y axis, where the X axis runs in a circle round the lower leg and foot respectively in the applied state of the bandage, and the Y axis, in the applied state of the bandage, runs vertically in the lower-leg part, and follows the longitudinal axis of the foot in the foot part.