How-To Videos

Short step-by-step clips for fitting and using your Freedom Leg. Tap any video to play. For tips and troubleshooting, see Starting Your Journey.

Before you start
Measure
Base height and pins
Put your leg in
Thigh straps
Shin pads and boot
Achilles
Stand up
Level your hips
First steps
Stairs
Everyday life
Surgeon
Stories

1. Before you start

Lay the brace out and set it up before you put it on.

Setting up the brace (13 sec)

2. Measure for your size

Sit with your knee bent at 90° and measure from the floor to the top of your kneecap, wearing the boot or shoe you'll use. Small 16–19", Regular 19–23", Tall 23–26". For the thigh strap, measure around the middle of your thigh: Standard 18–23.5", Long 23.5–29".

Measuring knee height (9 sec)

3. Set the base height and pins

Slide the base to your measurement and push the pins in from the inside out so they don't fall out. Once you know your length, you can swap the pins for the nuts and bolts.

Setting the base height (17 sec)

Swapping pins for nuts and bolts (16 sec)

4. Put your leg in

Place the thigh cuff wherever it's comfortable on your thigh. The bend in the brace doesn't need to line up with your knee.

Putting your leg in the thigh cuff (30 sec)

5. Thigh straps

Fasten the thigh straps from the bottom up. Your weight rests on the back of your thigh, not your knee.

Fastening the thigh straps (19 sec)

How the brace holds your weight (15 sec)

6. Shin pads, boot or cast, calf straps

There's 6.25" between the side rails for a boot or cast. Remove one or both shin pads if you need more room.

Shin pads, boot and calf straps (34 sec)

7. Achilles: your foot angle

Foot at 90°, or pointed for an Achilles repair (28 sec)

8. Stand up and check your fit

Stand with support nearby and check that your foot clears the floor.

Standing up and checking foot clearance (24 sec)

Sitting down and standing up in it (10 sec)

9. Level your hips

If the brace-side hip feels high, adjust the hip-height straps. If you want to change how much your knee bends, see the second clip.

Adjusting the straps to level your hips (30 sec)

Changing the knee angle (20 sec)

10. First steps

Keep your knee bent and sit down into the brace so your weight moves to the back of your thigh. Stand upright, take short steps, and keep a cane, crutch or countertop close at first. Start with about 10 minutes at a time.