GENUINE
US military ISSUE / SURPLUS
AIRCAST
JUMP
BRACE
OVER-BOOT
/ SHOE
ANKLE
STABILITY SUPPORT BRACE
THESE ANKLE
STABILITY SUPPORT BRACES WERE DESIGNED AND MADE FOR MILITARY PARATROOPERS BUT
ARE SUITED FOR CIVILIAN SKYDIVING OR AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AIRCAST ANKLE
SUPPORTS THAT FIT INSIDE THE SHOE. AS A FORMER SOLDIER, SPECIFICALLY A
SOLDIER WHO’S CAREER WAS CUT SHORT BUY ANKLE INJURIES, I WISH THESE WERE AROUND
IN THE EARLY 1990’S. BACK THEN, WHEN I SPRAINED AN ANKLE I WAS GIVEN AN
AIRCAST THAT FIT INSIDE MY SHOE / BOOT. THE TRADITIONAL AIRCAST WAS A
CHORE TO GET INSIDE OF MY FOOTWEAR, RUINED MY SHOES, AND TO SAY IT WAS
UNCOMFORTABLE IS A LAUGHABLE UNDERSTATEMENT. I ACTUALLY TRIED TO USE THE
OLD AIRCASTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY KICKS AND THEY WERE QUICKLY RUINED.
ITEM: AIRCAST ANKLE JUMP BRACE
MANUFACTURER:
DONJOY GLOBAL (DJO LLC) – SEE BELOW
ALSO REFERRED
TO AS:
PARACHUTE ANKLE BRACE OR PAB
PART
NO.:
02GL,
02GR, 02IL, 02IR, 02HL, O2HR
CONDITION:
NEW
IN BAG / NEW OLD STOCK
ABOUT PHOTOS: PHOTO OF BRACE ON BOOT IS A
STOCK PHOTO FROM MANUFACTURER TO ILLUSTRATE HOW DEVICE IS WORN ON BOOT. IN THE PRODUCT PICTURE THERE IS STRAP SHOWN THAT
IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS BRACE. AIRCAST
HAD DETERMINED THAT THE ADDITIONAL STRAP WAS REDUNDANT AND CAUSED SHIFTING OF
THE BRACE DURING USE SO THEY ELIMINATED IT FROM THE NEWER MODEL THAT WE ARE
OFFERING HERE.
CONDITIONAL
NOTES: ADHESIVE
BETWEEN PADDING INSIDE BRACE AND RIGID SUPPORT MAY BE SOFT FROM LONG TERM
STORAGE. THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY FIX WITH A BIT OF ADHESIVE, TWO-WAY TAPE,
OR EPOXY. GIVEN THE PRICE HERE VS. ORIGINAL COST THE ADHESIVE SHOULD BE A
RELATIVE NON ISSUE
SIZING: SMALL = 4 – 7 MEN’S
SHOE SIZE
MEDIUM = 8 – 11 MEN’S SHOE SIZE
LARGE = 12 – 15 MEN’S SHOE SIZE
JUMP BRACES WOULD BE EXCELLENT FOR:
·
HIKING
·
SKYDIVING
·
EVERYDAY
WEAR IN LIEU OF INSIDE SHOE AIRCAST
·
STABILITY
FOR WALKING OR RUNNING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN
·
KEEP
A PAIR IN YOUR PACK, BUG-OUT BAG, CAR, CAMPER, TRUCK, ETC., FOR ANKLE INJURIES
WHEN AWAY FROM MEDICAL CARE
ABOUT AIRCAST
JUMP BRACE PARACHUTE ANKLE BRACE:
PARACHUTING FROM AIRCRAFT IS A DANGEROUS ENDEAVOR FOR CIVILIAN THRILL SEEKERS
AND MILITARY PARATROOPERS ALIKE. WITH MOST OF THE SAFETY R&D IN
PARACHUTING DONE AROUND THE PARACHUTE ITSELF AND VAST IMPROVEMENTS MADE OVER
THE YEARS, INJURIES CAN STILL BE AS HIGH AS 60 PER 10,000 DESCENTS.
CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT, ANKLE INJURIES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 40% OF ALL
INJURIES. WITH REGARD TO MILITARY AIRBORNE OPERATIONS; THIS FIGURE COULD
EVEN BE HIGHER GIVEN THE INCREASED LOAD OF COMBAT EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN DOUBLE
THE WEIGHT OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARACHUTING.
THE NUMBER OF INJURIES PER 10,000 MAY NOT SEEM SIGNIFICANT, BUT BEAR IN MIND
THAT EACH INJURED SOLDIER WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST TWO OTHER PARATROOPERS TO
REMOVE HIM OR HER TO SAFETY; AND POSSIBLY MORE, DEPENDING UPON THE INJURY.
THIS RISK OF REDUCING THE EFFECTIVE NUMBERS OF AIRBORNE TROOPS AFTER A
PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT PROMPTED THE US ARMY CENTRE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND
PREVENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO MITIGATE UNNECESSARY
INJURIES. THROUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND TRIALS, THE US ARMY
CONCLUDED THAT THE AIRCAST JUMP BRACE (ALSO REFERRED TO AS “PARACHUTE ANKLE
BRACE” OR “PAB”) GREATLY REDUCES THE RISK OF ANKLE INJURY WHEN WORN FOR
PARACHUTE OR AIRBORNE OPERATIONS.
ABOUT
DONJOY (DJO):
DJO IS A LEADING GLOBAL DEVELOPER, MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF HIGH-QUALITY
MEDICAL DEVICES THAT PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH, VASCULAR
HEALTH AND PAIN MANAGEMENT. THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS ADDRESS THE CONTINUUM OF
PATIENT CARE FROM INJURY PREVENTION TO REHABILITATION AFTER SURGERY, INJURY OR
FROM DEGENERATIVE DISEASE.