This was my second purchase of a McDavid brace and this time I elected the crossover strap version to provides extra support for right knee following ACL surgery several years ago. In addition the same knee also has significant amount of arthritis as well, so after a weekend of downhill skiing wearing McDavid braces on both knees I pleasantly surprised that I had no knee soreness at all and felt confident with overall stability all weekend despite some challenging terrain, I'd recommend these braces to anybody looking for a comfortable and supportive brace to consider these, great quality and easily worn under ski gear.