PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking aid preventing the support plates of respective braces worn around the left/right legs from coming into contact with each other at the insides of the knee joints.SOLUTION: The walking aid includes: an inside support plate 1b disposed above the inside epicondyle 102 of femur and an outside support plate 1a disposed above the outside epicondyle 101 of femur a connecting member 30 connecting the inside support plate 1b to the outside support plate 1a at the regio genus posterior side a first inside arm 10b turnably provided at the upper end side of the inside support plate 1b a second inside arm 20b turnably provided at the lower end side thereof a first outside arm 10a turnably provided at the upper end side of the outside support plate 1a a second outside arm 20a turnably provided at the lower end side thereof a first band 41 attached to the end part of the first inside arm 10b and the end part of the first outside arm 10a and wound around the femoral region 109 and a second band 42 attached to the end part of the second inside arm 20b and the end part of the second outside arm 20a and wound around the femoral region 110.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】左右の足に装着したそれぞれの装具の支持板同士が両膝関節の内側であたってしまうことの無い歩行補助装置を提供すること。【解決手段】大腿骨内側上顆102の上方に配置した内側支持板1bと、大腿骨外側上顆101の上方に配置した外側支持板1aと、内側支持板1bと外側支持板1aとを後膝部側で連結する連結部材30と、内側支持板1bの上端側に回動自在に設けた第1の内側アーム10bと、下端側に回動自在に設けた第2の内側アーム20bと、外側支持板1aの上端側に回動自在に設けた第1の外側アーム10aと、下端側に回動自在に設けた第2の外側アーム20aと、第1の内側アーム10bの端部及び第1の外側アーム10aの端部に取り付けて大腿部109に巻き付ける第1のバンド41と、第2の内側アーム20bの端部及び第2の外側アーム20aの端部に取り付けて下腿部110に巻き付ける第2のバンド42とを備えたことを特徴とする。【選択図】 図1
