PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a knee supporter which is produced by a simple production process, is easy to put on, and presses, fixes, keeps warm or the like an appropriate part predominantly in response to pain.SOLUTION: A part of the knee supporter covering the front surface of the knee joint is knitted separately into a plurality of regions 1, 3A and 3B having different extensibility. Of the part of the knee supporter, the region 1 covering the circumference of the kneecap is knitted as a low extensibility region having low extensibility compared to the other regions 3A and 3B.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】装着操作が容易で、痛みに応じて適切な箇所を重点的に圧迫、固定、保温等することができ、簡単な製造工程で製作可能な膝サポーターの提供。【解決手段】膝関節の前面を被覆する部位に、異なる伸長性を有する複数の領域1,3A,3Bが編み分け編成されて設けられ、前記部位のうち、膝蓋骨周囲を被覆する一部の領域1が、他の領域3A,3Bに比べて低い伸長性を有する低伸長性領域とされた膝サポーターを提供する。【選択図】図1
