The invention relates to an orthopedic sleeve (1) for placing against a body, having a flexible basic body (10) with at least one plastics-material stabilizing element (20) arranged thereon, wherein the stabilizing element (20) has regions (21, 22, 31, 32) which have a cross section reduced in relation to the rest of the cross section and in which the stabilizing element (20) is adhesively bonded to the basic body (10) and/or connected integrally to the basic body (10). The invention also relates to a method for producing such a sleeve.