Knee hyperextension taping

Taping of the knee for patients recovering from a hyperextension injury or who need additional support of the posterior knee can be performed as described below and pictured above. The support provided by this taping method would not be adequate for a patient returning to full participation in a sport following a significant posterior knee injury (eg, PCL tear).
(A) Apply distal and proximal anchors.
(B) From the inferior anchor, apply tape strips in an X pattern; pattern should begin wide and become narrow; the last strip should be perpendicular to the anchors.
(C) Apply two to three anchors on the lower leg and four to five anchors on the thigh.