Unloader knee brace patient pathway Unloader knee brace patient pathway. *Nurse costs defined as patient contact cost—face-to-face at £147 per hour. **Doctor costs defined as general contract cost—admin/ordering the brace £106 per hour. ***Consultant cost defined as patient contact cost—face-to-face at £331 per hour. Unloader knee brace patient pathway. *Nurse costs defined as patient contact cost—face-to-face at £147 per hour. **Doctor costs defined as general contract cost—admin/ordering the brace £106 per hour. ***Consultant cost defined as patient contact cost—face-to-face at £331 per hour. Paul YF Lee et al. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2017;2:e000195 ©2017 by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd