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What type of knee brace should you wear and for how long after microfracture surgery?
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Microfracture: It depends upon the joint stability and the extent/location of the microfracture. Bracing or activity modification may help in the first 6 weeks, check with your orthopedic surgeon.
Answered 10/20/2012
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