Joint protective garment

Abstract

A joint protective garment of the invention comprises a tubular main body section formed from a stretchable fabric, at least one wire provided so as to follow a predetermined path along the main body section, a guide section which is secured to the main body section along the path and guides the wire, and an adjustment device which is secured to the surface of the main body section and is capable of winding the wire. The wire comprises a first elongated portion passing over the crease in the elbow joint or the crease in the knee joint and a second elongated portion passing over or near the medial collateral ligament in the elbow joint or the knee joint, wherein the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion are disposed so as to converge with increasing proximity toward the distal end.

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