The ELTEN BIOMEX PROTECTION© series was developed in collaboration with the Biomex team at the Gut Clinic, Centre for Orthopaedics and Accident Care in St. Moritz. Systems based on BIOMEX PROTECTION© are used as successfully by international brands in the snowboarding, skiing, inline-skating, trekking and motorcycle sport fields as they are in ELTEN shoes.

1. Protection against ankle injuries
More than half of all foot injuries are sprains, dislocations or ligament injuries. With BIOMEX PROTECTION© you support the ankle in its natural movement and so protect it against this risk. Because BIOMEX PROTECTION© shoe systems are based on the movement of the anatomical axes of the ankles. With BIOMEX PROTECTION©, unlike with other ankle protection systems, the shoe stays pleasantly light and flexible.

2. Anatomy
Anatomically, when the knee is bent, the knee joints move inwards towards the middle of the body. Biomex technology is based on the adaptation of the shoe leg axis to the functional movement axis of the lower leg. The shoe leg is enclosed in a flexible plastic cuff with an axis set at an angle. This asymmetrical cuff shifts the pivot point on the outside of the shoe forwards and that on the inside backwards. This causes the lever effect of the forefoot on the outer ligaments to be reduced and the ligaments to be protected by the cuff. Shoes by ELTEN with BIOMEX PROTECTION© maintain their support permanently, as the wrinkling typically occurring in the area of the ankles is avoided.

3. Features
Safety shoes with BIOMEX PROTECTION© – you hardly know they‘re there. This comfort is also provided by the use of high-quality materials like a inner lining with natural ventilation, a full bellows tongue and the full-length dynamic b-dynamic® inlay sole with midfoot support.

4. Roll-over action
You feel the difference at once: the shoe moves forward morefreely and so gives better roll-over action. This is actually due to the asymmetric axis of the leg cuff. Because in actual fact, when bent, the knee joints do not move straight ahead but towards the centre of the body – that is, inwards. Because the pivot points of the shoe cuff are set at an angle, the shoe leg follows this natural lower leg movement, thus giving unparalleled comfort, particularly when performing activities involving kneeling and bending.