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                                                                   EXHIBIT 4.3

                              dj ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
                           FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN

            WHEREAS, DonJoy, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
("DONJOY") has adopted its Fourth Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan
(the "PRIOR PLAN");

            WHEREAS, for purposes of effecting an initial pubic offering it was
necessary for DonJoy to reorganize into corporate form;

            WHEREAS, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
October 26, 2001 among DonJoy, dj Orthopedics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY") and DJ Acquisition Corporation ("MERGER SUB") (i) Merger Sub was
merged ("MERGER 1") with and into DonJoy and the holders of DonJoy's common and
preferred units ("UNITS") received, among other things, shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK") and (ii) DonJoy
assigned all of its right, title and interest in and to, and the Company assumed
all of DonJoy's obligations under, the Prior Plan, each option, whether vested
or unvested, granted pursuant to the Prior Plan ("ASSUMED OPTIONS") and each
option agreement by which such Assumed Options were evidenced (the "ASSUMED
OPTION AGREEMENTS");

            WHEREAS, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
October 26, 2001 among the Company and DonJoy, immediately following the
consummation of Merger 1, DonJoy was merged with and into the Company;

            WHEREAS, as a result of the transactions described in the previous
recitals, the Assumed Options now represent the right to acquire shares of the
Common Stock of the Company on the same terms and conditions as contained in the
Prior Plan and the Assumed Option Agreements, subject to a proportionate
adjustment in the exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock for
which such Assumed Options are exercisable; and

            WHEREAS, this Fifth Amended and Restated 1999 Option Plan (the
"PLAN") amends and restates in its entirety the Prior Plan in order to effect
such changes as are necessary to reflect the reorganization of DonJoy into
corporate form and the assumption by the Company of the Prior Plan, the Assumed
Options and the Assumed Option Agreements.

      SECTION 1. PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN.

            The purpose of this Plan is (i) to further the growth and success of
the Company and its Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) by enabling directors
and employees of, advisors to, and independent consultants and contractors to,
the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to acquire shares of Common Stock,
thereby increasing their personal interest in such growth and success, and (ii)
to provide a means of rewarding outstanding performance by such persons to the
Company and/or its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Plan, the term
"Subsidiary" shall mean "Subsidiary Corporation" as defined in Section 424(f) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "CODE").

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      SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PLAN.

            (a) OPTION COMMITTEE. This Plan shall be administered by the Board
of Directors of the Company (the "BOARD") or the Compensation Committee of the
Board (the "COMMITTEE") consisting of such number of persons appointed to such
Committee from time to time by the Board. Any reference in the Plan to action by
the Company means action by or under the authority of the Board or the
Committee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that following the date on which Common Stock is
registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
ACT"), in order to permit officers and directors of the Company to be exempt
from the provisions of Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act with respect to
transactions pursuant to this Plan, the Committee shall at all times consist of
at least two persons to the extent such a person exists, each of whom is a
"non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 ("RULE 16B-3")
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the 1934
Act. The members of the Committee may be removed by the Board at any time either
with or without cause. Any vacancy on the Committee, whether due to action of
the Board or any other cause, shall be filled by the Board. The term "COMMITTEE"
shall, for all purposes of this Plan, other than this SECTION 2, be deemed to
refer to the Board if the Board is administering this Plan.

            (b) PROCEDURES. The Committee shall adopt such rules and regulations
as it shall deem appropriate concerning the holding of meetings and the
administration of this Plan. A majority of the entire Committee shall constitute
a quorum and the actions of a majority of the members of the Committee present
at a meeting at which a quorum is present, or actions approved in writing by all
of the members of the Committee (but only to the extent permitted by applicable
law and the applicable rules and regulations of the principal national
securities exchange or national market system (if any) on which the Common Stock
is a class of securities then listed or admitted for trading), shall be the
actions of the Committee.

            (c) INTERPRETATION. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Plan, the Committee shall have all powers with respect to the administration of
this Plan, including, without limitation, full power and authority to (i)
interpret the provisions of this Plan and any Option Agreement (as defined in
SECTION 5(B)), (ii) resolve all questions arising under this Plan and any Option
Agreement, (iii) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in or among the Plan, any Option (as defined in SECTION 3(a)) or
any Option Agreement, (iv) grant waivers of Plan or Option conditions and (v)
make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of
this Plan. All decisions of the Board or the Committee, as the case may be,
shall be conclusive and binding on all participants in this Plan.

      SECTION 3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN.

            (a) NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. Subject to the
provisions of SECTION 9 (relating to adjustments upon changes in capital
structure and other corporate transactions), the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock subject at any one time to options granted under the Plan
("OPTIONS"), plus the number of shares of Common Stock theretofore issued and
delivered pursuant the exercise of Options granted under the Plan, shall not in
aggregate exceed 1,933,174.788 shares of Common Stock, as follows:

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                  (i) Options relating to up to 829,972.368 shares of Common
      Stock may be granted pursuant to Option Agreements substantially in the
      form of Exhibit A hereto ("TIER I OPTIONS");

                  (ii) Options relating to up to 436,339.884 shares of Common
      Stock may be granted pursuant to Option Agreements substantially in the
      form of Exhibit B hereto ("TIER II OPTIONS");

                  (iii) Options relating to up to 545,227.536 shares of Common
      Stock may be granted pursuant to Option Agreements substantially in the
      form of Exhibit C hereto ("TIER III OPTIONS"); and

                  (iv) Options relating to up to 121,635.0 shares of Common
      Stock may be granted pursuant to Option Agreements substantially in the
      form of Exhibit D hereto ("NON-EMPLOYEE OPTIONS").

            If and to the extent that Options granted under clauses (i) through
(iv) above terminate, expire or are canceled without having been fully
exercised, new Options may be granted under clauses (i) through (iv) above with
respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by the unexercised portion of such
terminated, expired or canceled Options.

            (b) CHARACTER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. The shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be (i)
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, (ii) shares of Common Stock held
in the Company's treasury or (iii) a combination of the foregoing.

            (c) RESERVATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. The number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall at no time be less than
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased at any time
pursuant to outstanding Options.

      SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.

            Options may be granted under this Plan only to (i) persons who are
employees of, advisors to, or independent consultants or contractors to, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) persons who are directors or
managers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Options may be conditionally granted to persons who are prospective
employees or directors or managers of, or independent consultants to, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

      SECTION 5. GRANT OF OPTIONS.

            (a) GENERAL. Options may be granted under this Plan at any time and
from time to time on or prior to the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date (as
defined in Section 11). Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee
shall have plenary authority, in its discretion, to determine:

                  (i) the persons (from among the class of persons eligible to
      receive Options under this Plan) to whom Options shall be granted (the
      "OPTIONEES");

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                  (ii) the time or times at which Options shall be granted;

                  (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each
      Option;

                  (iv) the Option Price (as defined in SECTION 6(A)) of the
      shares of Common Stock subject to each Option; and

                  (v) the time or times when each Option shall become
      exercisable and the duration of the exercise period.

            (b) OPTION AGREEMENTS. Each Option granted under this Plan shall be
evidenced by a written agreement (each, an "OPTION AGREEMENT"), containing such
terms and conditions and in such form, not inconsistent with this Plan, as the
Committee shall, in its discretion, provide. Each Option Agreement shall be
executed by the Company and the Optionee.

            (c) NO EVIDENCE OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Nothing contained in this
Plan or in any Option Agreement shall confer upon any Optionee any right with
respect to the continuation of his or her employment by or service with the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or interfere in any way with the right of the
Company or any such Subsidiary (subject to the terms of any separate agreement
to the contrary) at any time to terminate such employment or service or to
increase or decrease the compensation of the Optionee from the rate in existence
at the time of the grant of an Option to such Optionee.

            (d) DATE OF GRANT. The date of grant of an Option under this Plan
shall be the date as of which the Committee approves the grant of such Option;
provided, HOWEVER, that the date of grant shall in no event be earlier than the
date as of which the Optionee becomes an employee of the Company or one of its
Subsidiaries.

      SECTION 6.  OPTION PRICE

            (a) GENERAL. Subject to Section 9, the price (the "OPTION PRICE") at
which each share of Common Stock subject to an Option granted under this Plan
may be purchased shall be as determined by the Committee at the time the Option
is granted.

      SECTION 7.  EXERCISABILITY OF OPTIONS.

            (a) COMMITTEE DETERMINATION. Each Option granted under this Plan
shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event
or events, and for such number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option,
as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Option Agreement
evidencing such Option. If an Option is not at the time of grant of such Option
immediately exercisable, the Committee may in the Option Agreement evidencing
such Option, provide for the acceleration of the exercise date or dates of the
subject Option upon the occurrence of specified events and/or at any time prior
to the complete termination of an Option, accelerate the exercise date or dates
of such Option.

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            (b) AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF OPTIONS.

            The unexercised portion of any Option granted under this Plan shall
automatically terminate and shall become null and void and be of no further
force or effect upon the first to occur of the following:

                  (i) the end of the stated term thereof;

                  (ii) if the Optionee is an employee, unless a shorter period
      is provided for in any Option Agreement, the expiration of three months
      from the date that the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company or
      any of its Subsidiaries (other than as a result of an Involuntary
      Termination (as defined in clause (iii) below) or termination For Cause
      (as defined herein)); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Optionee shall die
      during such three-month period, the time of termination of the unexercised
      portion of such Option shall be the expiration of 12 months from the date
      that such Optionee ceased to be an employee of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries;

                  (iii) if the Optionee is an employee, the expiration of 12
      months from the date that the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries, if such termination is due to such
      Optionee's death or Disability (as defined below) (an "INVOLUNTARY
      TERMINATION");

                  (iv) if the Optionee is an employee, immediately upon the date
      that the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries, if such termination is For Cause;

                  (v) the expiration of such period of time or the occurrence of
      such event as the Committee in its discretion may provide in the Option
      Agreement;

                  (vi) on the effective date of a Material Transaction (as
      defined in Section 9(b)(i)) to which Section 9(b)(ii) (relating to
      assumptions and substitutions of Options) does not apply; and

                  (vii) except to the extent permitted by Section 9(b)(ii), the
      date on which an Option or any part thereof or right or privilege relating
      thereto is transferred (otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and
      distribution), assigned, pledged, hypothecated, attached or otherwise
      disposed of by the Optionee.

            As used herein, "DISABILITY" means any accident, sickness,
incapacity or other disability which (i) renders the Optionee unable to
substantially perform all of his duties for 90 days during any period of 360
consecutive days or (ii) would reasonably be expected to render the Optionee
unable to substantially perform all of his duties for 90 days during any period
of 360 consecutive days, in the case of each of clauses (i) or (ii), as
determined by the Board (excluding the Optionee should he be a member of the
Board at the time of such determination) in its good faith judgment.

            As used herein, "FOR CAUSE" shall mean (i) the failure by the
Optionee to perform such duties as are reasonably requested by the Board or the
Chief Executive Officer of the

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Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, (ii) the Optionee's failure to
observe any material policies of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
(iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Optionee in the performance
of his or her duties, (iv) the commission by the Optionee of any act of fraud,
theft or financial dishonesty with respect to the Company or any of its
Affiliates, or any felony or act involving moral turpitude, (v) the material
breach by the Optionee of his/her employment agreement (if applicable) with the
Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or of any other agreement or
contract with the Company or any Affiliate thereof (including, without
limitation, any Option Agreement which must be entered into pursuant to this
Plan), (vi) chronic absenteeism or (vii) the failure of the Optionee to give at
least 30 days' prior written notice of his or her termination of employment with
the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable. For purposes of this Agreement,
"AFFILIATES" means dj Orthopedics, LLC (or its successors or assigns) and all
subsidiaries thereof.

            Anything contained in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding,
unless otherwise provided in an Option Agreement, no Option granted under the
Plan shall be affected by any change of duties or position of the Optionee
(including a transfer to or from the Company or one of its Subsidiaries), so
long as such Optionee continues to be an employee of the Company or one of its
Subsidiaries.

      SECTION 8.  PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE.

            (a) PAYMENT. Payment upon exercise of an Option shall be made, at
the election of the Optionee, (i) in cash or personal or certified check payable
to the Company in an amount equal to the aggregate Option Price of the shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised or (ii) upon
the surrender of shares of Common Stock or option to buy shares of Common Stock,
in each case with such shares of Common Stock or Options to buy shares of Common
Stock, as the case may be, valued at the Fair Market Value (as defined in
Section 9) thereof as determined by the Committee.

            (b) NOTICE. An Optionee (or other person, as provided in Section
10(d)) may exercise an Option granted under this Plan in whole or in part (but
for the purchase of whole shares of Common Stock only), as provided in the
Option Agreement evidencing his or her Option, by delivering a written notice
(the "NOTICE") to the Secretary of the Company. The Notice shall:

                  (i) state that the Optionee elects to exercise the Option;

                  (ii) state the number of shares of Common Stock with respect
      to which the Option is being exercised (the "OPTIONED SHARES OF COMMON
      STOCK");

                  (iii) state the method of payment for the Optioned Shares of
      Common Stock (which method must be available to the Optionee under the
      terms of his or her Option Agreement);

                  (iv) state the date upon which the Optionee desires to
      consummate the purchase of the Optioned Shares of Common Stock (which date
      must be prior to the termination of such Option);

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                  (v) include a copy of any election filed by the Optionee
      pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code; and

                  (vi) include such further provisions consistent with this Plan
      as the Committee may from time to time require.

            The exercise date of an Option shall be the date on which the
Company receives the Notice from the Optionee.

            (c) ISSUANCE OF STOCK CERTIFICATES. The Company shall issue a stock
certificate in the name of the Optionee (or such other person exercising the
Option in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(d)) for the shares of
Common Stock with respect to which such Option is being exercised as soon as
practicable after receipt of the Notice and payment of the aggregate Option
Price for such shares of Common Stock. Neither the Optionee nor any person
exercising an Option in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(d) shall
have any privileges as a holder of shares of Common Stock with respect to any
shares of Common Stock subject to an Option granted under this Plan until the
date of payment for such shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Option.

            (d) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE. For purposes of this Plan,
the "FAIR MARKET VALUE" of a share of Common Stock, as of any date, shall be
determined as follows:

                  (i) if the Common Stock is a class of securities then listed
      or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or traded on
      any national market system (including, but not limited to, The New York
      Stock Exchange and The Nasdaq National Market), the closing sale price of
      the Common Stock on such date or, if no such sale takes place on such
      date, the average of the closing bid and ask prices for the Common Stock
      on such date, in each case as officially reported on the principal
      national securities exchange or national market system on which such
      securities are then listed, admitted to trading or traded;

                  (ii) if the Common Stock is not a class of securities then
      listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or
      traded on any national market system, or else if no closing sale price or
      closing bid and ask prices thereof are then so reported by any such
      exchange or system, the average of the reported closing bid and ask prices
      for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on such date as shown
      by the NASD automated quotation system, or if the Common Stock is not a
      class of securities then quoted on such system, as published by the
      National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated or any similar successor
      organization, and in either case as reported by any member firm of the New
      York Stock Exchange selected by the Company; and

                  (iii) if the Common Stock is not a class of securities then
      listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or
      traded on any national market system, or else if no closing sale price or
      closing bid and ask prices for the Common Stock are then so reported by
      such exchange or system, or else if no closing bid and ask prices for the
      Common Stock are then son quoted or published in the over-the-counter
      market, the fair

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      value of such share of Common Stock on such date, which shall be
      determined in good faith by the Board.

      SECTION 9.  ADJUSTMENTS.

            (a) CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. Subject to Section 9(b), if shares
of Common Stock are changed by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend or recapitalization, or converted into or exchanged for other
securities as a result of a merger, consolidation or reorganization, the
Committee shall make such adjustments in the number and class of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which Options may be granted under this Plan as
shall be equitable and appropriate in order to make such Options, as nearly as
may be practicable, equivalent to such Options immediately prior to such change.
A corresponding adjustment changing the number and class of shares allocated to,
and the Option Price of, each Option or portion thereof outstanding at the time
of such change shall likewise be made.

            (b) MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS.

            The following rules shall apply in connection with the dissolution
or liquidation of the Company, a reorganization, merger or consolidation in
which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or a sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company to another person or entity
(each, a "MATERIAL TRANSACTION"), unless otherwise provided in the Option
Agreement:

                  (i) each holder of an Option outstanding at such time shall be
      given (A) written notice of such Material Transaction at least 20 days
      prior to its proposed effective date (as specified in such notice) and (B)
      an opportunity, during the period commencing with delivery of such notice
      and ending 10 days prior to such proposed effective date, to exercise the
      Option to the full extent to which such Option would have been exercisable
      by the Optionee at the expiration of such 20-day period; provided,
      however, that upon the occurrence of a Material Transaction, all Options
      granted under the Plan and not so exercised shall automatically terminate;
      and

                  (ii) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the
      contrary, Section 9(b)(i) shall not be applicable if provision shall be
      made in connection with such Material Transaction for the assumption of
      outstanding Options by, or the substitution for such Options of new
      options covering the equity securities of, the surviving, successor or
      purchasing corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with
      appropriate adjustments as to the number, kind and option prices of shares
      of Common Stock subject to such options.

            (c) SPECIAL RULES. The following rules shall apply in connection
with SECTIONS 9(a) AND (b):

                  (i) no fractional shares shall be issued as a result of any
      such adjustment, and any fractional shares resulting from the computations
      pursuant to SECTIONS 9(A) or (B) shall be eliminated and the Optionee
      shall receive cash consideration for such fractional share at the time of
      the exercise of such Option at the Fair Market Value of such share of
      Common Stock at the time of exercise;

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                  (ii) no adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or the
      issuance to holders of rights to subscribe for additional shares of Common
      Stock or other securities; and

                  (iii) any adjustments referred to in SECTIONS 9(A) or (B)
      shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and shall be
      conclusive and binding on all persons holding Options granted under this
      Plan.

      SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON OPTIONS AND OPTIONED SHARES.

            (a) COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. No Options shall be granted
under this Plan, and no shares of Common Stock shall be issued and delivered
upon the exercise of Options granted under this Plan, unless and until the
Company and/or the Optionees to whom such Options shall be granted shall have
complied with all applicable Federal or state registration, listing and/or
qualification requirements and all other requirements of law or of any
regulatory agencies having jurisdiction.

            (b) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Committee in its discretion
may, as a condition to the exercise of any Option granted under this Plan,
require the Optionee to whom such Option shall be granted (i) to represent and
warrant in writing that the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of
such Option are being acquired for investment and not with a view to
distribution and (ii) to make such other representations and warranties as are
deemed appropriate by the Company.

            (c) LEGENDS. Each certificate issued by the Company (or its transfer
agent) that represents shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of
Options that have not been registered under the Securities Act shall, , if
required by the Committee, bear the following legend and such additional legends
as may be required by the Option Agreement evidencing a particular Option:

               "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
               REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED ("THE
               "SECURITIES ACT"). THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
               INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE, AND MAY
               NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE
               ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH
               SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
               SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
               REQUIRED."

            (d) NONASSIGNABILITY OF OPTION RIGHTS. No Option granted under this
Plan shall be assignable or otherwise transferable by the Optionee except by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. If an Optionee dies,
his or her Option shall thereafter be exercisable, during the period specified
in SECTION 7(b)(ii) or (iii) (as the case may be), by his or her executors or
administrators

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to the full extent to which such Option was exercisable by the Optionee at the
time of his or her death.

      SECTION 11. ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.

            This Plan shall become effective on the date (the "EFFECTIVE Date")
of its adoption by the Board and approval by a majority of the stockholders of
the Company.

      SECTION 12. EXPIRATION AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

            Except with respect to Options then outstanding, this Plan shall
expire on the first to occur of (i) the fifteenth anniversary of the date on
which the Prior Plan was adopted by the holders of Units and (ii) the date as of
which the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that this Plan shall
terminate (the "EXPIRATION DATE"). Any Options outstanding as of the Expiration
Date shall remain in effect until they have been exercised or terminated or have
expired by their respective terms.

      SECTION 13. AMENDMENT OF THIS PLAN.

            This Plan may be amended by the stockholders of the Company. This
Plan may also be amended by the Board or the Committee, including, without
limitation, to the extent necessary to qualify any or all outstanding Options
granted under this Plan or Options to be granted under this Plan for favorable
federal income tax treatment (including deferral of taxation upon exercise), to
the extent necessary to ensure the qualification of this Plan under Rule 16b-3,
at such time, if any, as the Company has a class of stock registered pursuant to
Section 12 of the 1934 Act, and to the extent necessary to qualify shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any outstanding Options granted, or
Options to be granted, under this Plan for listing or admission for trading on
any securities exchange or automated quotation system. Any amendment approved by
the Committee which is of a scope that requires stockholder approval under
applicable law or requires stockholder approval in order to ensure the
compliance of this Plan with Rule 16b-3 at such time, if any, as the Company has
a class of capital stock registered pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act,
shall be subject to obtaining such stockholder approval. Any modification or
amendment of this Plan shall not, without the consent of an Optionee, adversely
affect his or her rights under an Option previously granted to him or her. With
the consent of the Optionee affected, the Committee may amend such Optionee's
outstanding Option Agreements in a manner which may be materially adverse to
such Optionee but which is not inconsistent with this Plan.

      SECTION 14. CAPTIONS.

            The use of captions in this Plan is for convenience. The captions
are not intended to provide substantive rights or to affect the construction or
interpretation of the provisions of this Plan.

      SECTION 15. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

            Whenever under the Plan, Units are to be delivered by an Optionee
upon exercise of an Option, the Company shall be entitled to require as a
condition of delivery that the

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Optionee remit or, in appropriate cases, agree to remit when due, an amount
sufficient to satisfy all current or estimated future Federal, state and local
income tax withholding the employee's portion of any employment tax requirements
relating thereto.

      SECTION 16. OTHER PROVISIONS.

            Each Option granted under this Plan may contain such other terms and
conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion.

      SECTION 17. NUMBER AND GENDER.

            With respect to words used in this Plan, the singular form shall
include the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender,
and vice-versa, as the context requires.

      SECTION 18. GOVERNING LAW.

            The validity and construction of this Plan and the instruments
evidencing the Options granted hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Delaware without regard to conflict of laws provisions thereunder.

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As adopted by the Board of Directors
and Stockholders of dj Orthopedics, Inc.
on November 6, 2001.

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                                                                    Exhibit 4.4

                              DJ ORTHOPEDICS, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                        ---------------------------------
           (As Adopted by the Board of Directors on November 6, 2001
          and the Sole Stockholder of the Company on November 6, 2001)

       1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN.

              dj Orthopedics, Inc. (the "COMPANY") proposes to grant options to
purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
("COMMON STOCK") to eligible employees of the Company and its Designated
Subsidiaries pursuant to this 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (this "PLAN").
For purposes of this Plan, the terms "PARENT CORPORATION" and "SUBSIDIARY" shall
have the same meanings as "PARENT CORPORATION" and "SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION" in
Sections 424(e) and 424(f), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "CODE"). The term "DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARIES" means Parent
Corporations or Subsidiaries that the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"BOARD") designates from time to time as corporations that shall participate in
this Plan. The Company intends this Plan to qualify as an "EMPLOYEE STOCK
PURCHASE PLAN" under Section 423 of the Code (including any amendments to or
replacements of such Section), and this Plan shall be so construed. Any term not
expressly defined in this Plan but defined for purposes of Section 423 of the
Code shall have the same definition herein. A total of 1,000,000 shares of
Common Stock (without making any adjustment under this Plan or otherwise for any
stock split, stock dividend or similar recapitalization event occurring prior to
the First Offering Date (as defined in SECTION 5)) is reserved for issuance
under this Plan. In addition, on each January 1, commencing on January 1, 2003,
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under this
Plan shall be increased automatically by a number of shares equal to 1.0% of the
total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock on the immediately preceding
December 31; PROVIDED, that the Board or the Committee (as defined in SECTION 3)
may in its sole discretion reduce the amount of the increase in any particular
year; and, PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the aggregate number of shares issued over
the term of this Plan shall not exceed 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Such
number shall be subject to adjustments effected in accordance with SECTION 14.

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       2. PURPOSE.

              The purpose of this Plan is to provide eligible employees of the
Company and Designated Subsidiaries with a convenient means of acquiring an
equity interest in the Company through payroll deductions, to enhance such
employees' sense of participation in the affairs of the Company and Designated
Subsidiaries, and to provide an incentive for continued employment with the
Company and the Designated Subsidiaries.

       3. ADMINISTRATION.

              This Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of
the Board (the "COMMITTEE"). Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the
limitations of Section 423 of the Code or any successor provision in the Code,
all questions of interpretation or application of this Plan shall be determined
by the Committee and its decisions shall be final and binding upon all
participants. Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation for their
services in connection with the administration of this Plan, other than standard
fees as established from time to time by the Board for services rendered by
Board members serving on Board committees. All expenses incurred in connection
with the administration of this Plan shall be paid by the Company.

       4. ELIGIBILITY.

              Any employee of the Company or the Designated Subsidiaries is
eligible to participate in an Offering Period (as defined in SECTION 5) under
this Plan except the following: (a) employees who are not employed by the
Company or a Designated Subsidiary prior to the beginning of such Offering
Period or prior to such other date as specified by the Committee; (b) employees
who are customarily employed for less than twenty (20) hours per week; (c)
employees who are customarily employed for five (5) months or less in a calendar
year; (d) employees who, together with any other person whose stock would be
attributed to such employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code, own stock or
hold options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any of
its Designated Subsidiaries or who, as a result of being granted an option under
this Plan with respect to such Offering Period, would own stock or hold

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options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any of
its Designated Subsidiaries; and (e) individuals who provide services to the
Company or any of its Designated Subsidiaries as independent contractors who are
reclassified as common law employees for any reason except for federal income
and employment tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, an employee of the Company or the Designated Subsidiaries may not
participate in more than one Offering Period at a time.

       5. OFFERING DATES.

              The offering periods of this Plan (each, an "OFFERING PERIOD")
shall be of twenty-four (24) months duration commencing on January 1 and July 1
of each year and ending on June 30 and December 31 of each year; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the first such Offering Period shall commence on the first
Business Day on which price quotations for the Company's Common Stock are
reported on the national securities exchange or national market system on which
the Company's Common Stock shall first be listed, admitted to trading or traded
(the "FIRST OFFERING DATE") and shall end on December 31, 2003. Each Offering
Period shall consist of four (4) consecutive Purchase Periods (individually, a
"PURCHASE PERIOD") during which payroll deductions of the participants are
accumulated under this Plan. Except for the first Purchase Period of the first
Offering Period, each Purchase Period shall be of six months duration. The first
Purchase Period of the first Offering Period shall begin on the First Offering
Date and end on June 30, 2002, and the remaining three (3) Purchase Periods of
such Offering Period shall respectively consist of the three six-month periods
following consecutively thereafter. The first Business Day of each Offering
Period is referred to as the "OFFERING DATE". The last Business Day of each
Purchase Period is referred to as the "PURCHASE DATE". The Committee shall have
the power to change the Offering Dates, the Purchase Dates and the duration of
Offering Periods or Purchase Periods without stockholder approval if such change
is announced prior to the relevant Offering Period or prior to such other time
period as specified by the Committee. For purposes of this Plan, the term
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in the States of California and New York are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close.

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       6. PARTICIPATION IN THIS PLAN.

              Eligible employees may become participants in an Offering Period
under this Plan on the Offering Date of such Offering Period, after satisfying
the eligibility requirements to participate in such Offering Period as set forth
in this Plan, by delivering a subscription agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, to the Company prior to such Offering Date, or
such other date as specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Committee may set a later time for delivering the subscription agreement
authorizing payroll deductions for all eligible employees with respect to a
given Offering Period. An eligible employee who does not deliver a subscription
agreement to the Company by such Offering Date, or such other date as specified
by the Committee, shall not participate in that Offering Period unless such
employee enrolls in this Plan by delivering a subscription agreement to the
Company prior to such later time as may be set by the Committee. Once an
employee becomes a participant in an Offering Period, such employee will
automatically participate in the Offering Period commencing immediately
following the last day of the then current Offering Period unless the employee
withdraws or is deemed to withdraw from this Plan or terminates further
participation in the Offering Period as set forth in SECTION 11. Such
participant is not required to deliver any additional subscription agreement in
order to continue participation in this Plan.

       7. GRANT OF OPTION ON OFFERING DATE.

              Enrollment by an eligible employee in this Plan with respect to an
Offering Period will constitute the grant (as of the Offering Date) by the
Company to such employee of an option to purchase on each Purchase Date of such
Offering Period up to that number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
determined by dividing (a) the amount accumulated in such employee's payroll
deduction account during the Purchase Period ending on such Purchase Date by (b)
the lesser of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share
of the Company's Common Stock on the Offering Date (but in no event less than
the par value of a share of the Company's Common Stock), or (ii) eighty-five
percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company's Common Stock
on such Purchase Date (but in no event less than the par value of a share of the
Company's Common Stock); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock subject to any option granted pursuant to this

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Plan shall not exceed the maximum number of shares set by the Committee pursuant
to SECTION 10 with respect to the applicable Purchase Date. The Fair Market
Value of a share of the Company's Common Stock shall be determined as provided
in SECTION 8.

       8. PURCHASE PRICE.

              The purchase price per share at which a share of Common Stock will
be sold on each Purchase Date of any Offering Period shall be eighty-five
percent (85%) of the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of a share of the
Company's Common Stock on the Offering Date (but in no event less than the par
value of a share of the Company's Common Stock) or (y) the Fair Market Value of
a share of the Company's Common Stock on such Purchase Date (but in no event
less than the par value of a share of the Company's Common Stock). For purposes
of this Plan, the term "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, on any date, for any security,
(i) if such security is of a class or series of securities then listed or
admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or traded on any
national market system, the closing sale price on such date or, if no such sale
takes place on such date, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on such
date, in each case as officially reported on the principal national securities
exchange or national market system on which such securities are then listed,
admitted to trading or traded, (ii) if such security is not of a class or series
of securities then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange or traded on any national market system, or else if no closing sale
price or closing bid and ask prices thereof are then so reported by any such
exchange or system, the average of the reported closing bid and ask prices for
such security in the over-the-counter market on such date as shown by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. automated quotation system, or
if such securities are not then quoted on such system, as published by the
National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated or any similar successor organization,
and in either case as reported by any member firm of the New York Stock Exchange
selected by the Company, and (iii) if such security is not of a class or series
of securities then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange or traded on any national market system, or else if no closing sale
price or closing bid and ask prices thereof are then so reported by such
exchange or system, or else if no closing bid and ask prices thereof are then so
quoted or published in the over-the-counter market, the fair value of such
security on such date, which shall be determined in good faith by the Board;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company's
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Stock on the First Offering Date shall be the price per share at which shares of
the Company's Common Stock are initially offered for sale to the public by the
Company's underwriters in the initial public offering of the Company's Common
Stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended from time to
time, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT").

       9. PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE; CHANGES IN PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS; ISSUANCE OF
SHARES.

              (a) The purchase price of the shares of Common Stock which will be
sold upon the exercise of any option granted under this Plan shall be
accumulated by regular payroll deductions made during each Offering Period. The
deductions shall be made as a percentage of the participant's Compensation in
whole one percent (1%) increments not less than one percent (1%), nor greater
than fifteen percent (15%) or such lower limit set by the Committee. The term
"COMPENSATION" shall mean all W-2 cash compensation, including, but not limited
to, base salary, wages, commissions, overtime, shift premiums and bonuses, plus
draws against commissions, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for purposes of determining a
participant's Compensation, any election by such participant to reduce his or
her regular cash remuneration under Sections 125 or 401(k) of the Code shall be
treated as if the participant did not make such election. Payroll deductions
shall commence on the first payday of the Offering Period and shall continue to
the end of the Offering Period unless sooner altered or terminated as provided
in this Plan.

              (b) A participant may increase or decrease the rate of such
payroll deductions by filing with the Company a new authorization for payroll
deductions at any time prior to the commencement of an Offering Period or during
an Offering Period (or on or prior to such dates prior to or during such
Offering Period as may be specified by the Committee), in which case the new
rate shall become effective for the next payroll period commencing after the
Company's receipt of the authorization and shall continue for the remainder of
the Offering Period. Not more than one (1) such change in the rate of payroll
deductions may be made effective prior to the commencement of an Offering Period
or during any Purchase Period of an Offering Period, unless otherwise specified
by the Committee.

              (c) A participant may reduce his or her payroll deduction
percentage to zero during an Offering Period by filing with the Company a
request for cessation of payroll

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deductions. Such reduction shall be effective beginning with the next payroll
period after the Company's receipt of the request and no further payroll
deductions will be made for the duration of the Offering Period. Payroll
deductions credited to the participant's account prior to the effective date of
the request shall be used to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company in
accordance with SECTION 9(F). A participant may not resume making payroll
deductions during the Offering Period in which he or she reduced his or her
payroll deductions to zero.

              (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and SECTIONS 4 and 10(A), a
participant's payroll deduction percentage may be decreased to zero at any time
during an Offering Period. The payroll deductions of a participant in an
Offering Period under this Plan who is subject to any such suspension pursuant
to this SECTION 9(D) shall automatically resume at the rate immediately in
effect prior to any such suspension, beginning at such time when such suspension
is no longer necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code or SECTION
4, SECTION 10(A) or any other applicable provision of this Plan, unless the
participant has terminated his or her participation in such Offering Period or
increased or decreased his or her rate of payroll deductions in accordance with
this SECTION 9, in which case such new rate shall be applicable, subject to the
further limitations of this Plan.

              (e) All payroll deductions made for a participant are credited to
his or her account under this Plan and are deposited with the general funds of
the Company. No interest accrues on the payroll deductions. All payroll
deductions received or held by the Company may be used by the Company for any
corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such
payroll deductions.

              (f) On each Purchase Date, so long as this Plan remains in effect
and provided that the participant has not submitted a signed and completed
withdrawal form before any such Purchase Date which notifies the Company that
the participant wishes to withdraw from that Offering Period under this Plan and
have all payroll deductions accumulated in the account maintained on behalf of
the participant as of that date returned to the participant, the Company shall
apply the funds then in the participant's account to the purchase of whole
shares of Common Stock reserved under the option granted to such participant
with respect to the Offering Period to the extent that such option is
exercisable on the Purchase Date. The purchase price per

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share shall be as specified in SECTION 8. Any cash remaining in a participant's
account after such purchase of shares shall be carried forward, without
interest, into the next Purchase Period or Offering Period, as the case may be.
In the event that this Plan has been oversubscribed, shares will be issued PRO
RATA in accordance with SECTION 10(C) and all funds not used to purchase shares
on the Purchase Date shall be returned to the participant, without interest. No
Common Stock shall be purchased on a Purchase Date on behalf of any employee
whose participation in this Plan has terminated prior to such Purchase Date.

              (g) At the time any option granted under this Plan is exercised,
in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Common Stock purchased
upon the exercise of any option granted under this Plan is disposed of, the
participant to whom such option was granted shall make adequate provision for
the Company's federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which
arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At
any time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the
participant's compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet
applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make
available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to the sale
or early disposition of Common Stock by the participant.

              (h) As promptly as practicable after the Purchase Date, the
Company shall issue shares for the participant's benefit representing the shares
purchased upon the exercise of his or her option.

              (i) During a participant's lifetime, his or her option to purchase
shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her. The participant will have no
interest or voting right in shares covered by his or her option until such
option has been exercised.

              (j) No option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be exercisable
after the expiration of the term provided for in Section 423(b)(7) of the Code.

       10. LIMITATIONS ON SHARES TO BE PURCHASED.

              (a) No participant shall be entitled to purchase stock under this
Plan at a rate which, when aggregated with his or her rights to purchase stock
under all other employee stock

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purchase plans of the Company or any Subsidiary, exceeds $25,000 in Fair Market
Value, determined as of the Offering Date (or such other limit as may be imposed
by the Code) for each calendar year in which the employee participates in this
Plan. The Company shall automatically suspend the payroll deductions of any
participant as necessary to enforce such limit provided that when the Company
automatically resumes such payroll deductions, the Company must apply the rate
in effect immediately prior to such suspension.

              (b) No participant shall be entitled to purchase more than the
Maximum Share Amount (as defined below) of Common Stock in the aggregate on any
single Purchase Date with respect to any Offering Period. Prior to the
commencement of any Offering Period, or prior to such date as specified by the
Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, set a maximum number of
shares which may be purchased by any employee at any single Purchase Date (the
"MAXIMUM SHARE AMOUNT"). The Maximum Share Amount shall be that number of shares
of Common Stock as may be purchased under this Plan in accordance with SECTION
10(A) (or such other Maximum Share Amount of a lesser amount as may be
determined by the Committee). If a new Maximum Share Amount is set, then all
participants must be notified of such Maximum Share Amount prior to the
commencement of the next Offering Period. The Maximum Share Amount shall
continue to apply with respect to all succeeding Purchase Dates and Offering
Periods unless revised by the Committee as set forth above.

              (c) If the number of shares to be purchased on a Purchase Date by
all employees participating in this Plan exceeds the number of shares then
available for issuance under this Plan, then the Company will make a PRO RATA
allocation of the remaining shares in as uniform a manner as shall be reasonably
practicable and as the Committee shall determine to be equitable. In such event,
the Company shall give written notice of such reduction of the number of shares
to be purchased under a participant's option to each participant affected.

              (d) Any payroll deductions accumulated in a participant's account
which are not used to purchase stock due to the limitations in this SECTION 10
shall be returned to the participant as soon as practicable after the end of the
applicable Purchase Period, without interest.

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       11. WITHDRAWAL.

              (a) Each participant may withdraw from an Offering Period under
this Plan by signing and delivering to the Company a written notice to that
effect, which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B.
Such withdrawal may be affected at any time prior to the end of an Offering
Period, or such other date as specified by the Committee.

              (b) Upon withdrawal from this Plan, the accumulated payroll
deductions shall be returned to the withdrawn participant, without interest, and
his or her interest in this Plan shall terminate. In the event a participant
voluntarily elects to withdraw from this Plan, he or she may not resume his or
her participation in this Plan during the same Offering Period, but he or she
may participate in any Offering Period under this Plan which commences on a date
subsequent to such withdrawal by delivering a new authorization for payroll
deductions in the same manner as set forth in SECTION 6 for initial
participation in this Plan.

              (c) If the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on any
Purchase Date of an Offering Period is less than the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the Offering Date for such Offering Period, then every
participant shall automatically (i) be withdrawn from such Offering Period at
the close of such Purchase Date and after the purchase of shares of Common Stock
on such Purchase Date pursuant to the options granted hereunder, to the extent
such options are exercisable on such Purchase Date, and (ii) be enrolled in the
Offering Period commencing on or immediately after such Purchase Date.

       12. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

              Termination of a participant's employment for any reason,
including retirement, death or the failure of a participant to remain an
eligible employee of the Company or of a Designated Subsidiary, immediately
terminates his or her participation in this Plan. In such event, the payroll
deductions credited to the participant's account will be returned to him or her
or, in the case of his or her death, to his or her legal representative, without
interest. For purposes of this SECTION 12, an employee will not be deemed to
have terminated employment or failed to remain in the continuous employ of the
Company or of a Designated Subsidiary in the case of sick leave, military leave,
or any other leave of absence approved by the Committee;

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PROVIDED, that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days or
reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or
statute.

       13. RETURN OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS.

              In the event a participant's interest in this Plan is terminated
by withdrawal, termination of employment or otherwise, or in the event this Plan
is terminated by the Board, the Company shall deliver to the participant all
payroll deductions credited to such participant's account. No interest shall
accrue on the payroll deductions of a participant in this Plan.

       14. CAPITAL CHANGES.

              (a) Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the
Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under this
Plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock
which have been authorized for issuance under this Plan but have not yet been
placed under option (collectively, the "RESERVES"), as well as the price per
share of Common Stock covered by each option under this Plan which has not yet
been exercised, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease
in the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company
resulting from a stock split , reverse stock split, the payment of a stock
dividend (but only on the Common Stock), combination or reclassification of the
Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock, in each case effected on or after the First
Offering Date without receipt of any consideration by the Company; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been "EFFECTED WITHOUT RECEIPT OF ANY CONSIDERATION." Such
adjustment shall be made by the Committee, whose determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares
of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall
be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject
to an option.

              (b) In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the
Company on or after the First Offering Date, the Offering Period will terminate
immediately prior to the

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consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the
Committee. The Committee may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such
instances, declare that this Plan shall terminate as of a date fixed by the
Committee and give each participant the right to purchase shares under this Plan
prior to such termination. In the event of (i) a merger or consolidation in
which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or
consolidation with a wholly owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company
in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no
substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock
holdings and the options under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by
the successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all
participants), (ii) a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation
but after which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger
(other than any stockholder that merges, or which owns or controls another
corporation that merges, with the Company in such merger) cease to own their
shares or other equity interest in the Company, (iii) the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or (iv) the acquisition, sale, or
transfer of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company by tender
offer or similar transaction, this Plan will continue with regard to Offering
Periods that commenced prior to the closing of the proposed transaction and
shares will be purchased based on the Fair Market Value of the surviving
corporation's stock on each Purchase Date, unless otherwise provided by the
Committee.

              (c) The Committee may, if it so determines in the exercise of its
sole discretion, also make provision on or after the First Offering Date for
adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered
by each outstanding option, in the event that the Company effects one or more
reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings or other increases or
reductions of shares of its outstanding Common Stock, or in the event of the
Company being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation.

       15. NONASSIGNABILITY.

              Neither payroll deductions credited to a participant's account nor
any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares under
this Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any
way (other than by will, the laws of descent

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and distribution or as provided in SECTION 22) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be void and
without effect.

       16. REPORTS.

              Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in
this Plan. Each participant shall receive promptly after the end of each
Purchase Period a report of his or her account setting forth the total payroll
deductions accumulated, the number of shares purchased, the per share price
thereof and the remaining cash balance, if any, carried forward to the next
Purchase Period or Offering Period, as the case may be.

       17. NOTICE OF DISPOSITION.

              Each participant shall notify the Company in writing within thirty
(30) days after the disposition if the participant disposes of any of the shares
purchased in any Offering Period pursuant to this Plan if such disposition
occurs within two (2) years from the Offering Date or within one (1) year from
the Purchase Date on which such shares were purchased (the "NOTICE PERIOD"). The
Company may, at any time during the Notice Period, place a legend or legends on
any certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to this Plan requesting
the Company's transfer agent to notify the Company of any transfer of the
shares. The obligation of the participant to provide such notice shall continue
notwithstanding the placement of any such legend on the certificates.

       18. NO RIGHTS TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.

              Neither this Plan nor the grant of any option hereunder shall
confer any right on any employee to remain in the employ of the Company or any
Designated Subsidiary, or restrict the right of the Company or any Designated
Subsidiary to terminate such employee's employment.

       19. EQUAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.

              All eligible employees shall have equal rights and privileges with
respect to this Plan so that this Plan qualifies as an "EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE
PLAN" within the meaning of Section 423 or any successor provision of the Code
and the related regulations. Any provision of

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this Plan which is inconsistent with Section 423 or any successor provision of
the Code shall, without further act or amendment by the Company, the Committee
or the Board, be reformed to comply with the requirements of Section 423. This
SECTION 19 shall take precedence over all other provisions in this Plan.

       20. NOTICES.

              All notices or other communications by a participant to the
Company under or in connection with this Plan shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by
the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

       21. TERM; STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.

              After this Plan is adopted by the Board, this Plan will become
effective on the First Offering Date (as defined in SECTION 5). This Plan shall
be approved by the stockholders of the Company, in any manner permitted by
applicable law, within twelve (12) months before or after the date this Plan is
adopted by the Board. No purchase of shares pursuant to this Plan shall occur
prior to such stockholder approval. This Plan shall continue until the earlier
to occur of (a) termination of this Plan by the Board (which termination may be
effected by the Board at any time), (b) issuance of all of the shares of Common
Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, or (c) ten (10) years from the
adoption of this Plan by the Board.

       22. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

              (a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account
under this Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to the end
of an Purchase Period but prior to delivery to him of such shares and cash. In
addition, a participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is
to receive any cash from the participant's account under this Plan in the event
of such participant's death prior to a Purchase Date.

              (b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary

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validly designated under this Plan who is living at the time of such
participant's death, the Company shall deliver such shares or cash to the
executor or administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such
executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company),
the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares or cash to the spouse or
to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse,
dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the
Company may designate.

       23. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES; LIMITATION ON SALE OF SHARES.

              Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the
exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant
thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation
system upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to
the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

       24. APPLICABLE LAW.

              This Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
domestic laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of
law or conflicting provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware, or any
other jurisdiction) that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
State of Delaware to be applied.

       25. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THIS PLAN.

              The Board may at any time amend, terminate or extend the term of
this Plan, except that any such termination may not affect options previously
granted under this Plan, nor may any amendment make any change in an option
previously granted which would adversely affect the right of any participant,
nor may any amendment be made without approval of the stockholders of the
Company obtained in accordance with SECTION 21 within twelve (12) months of the
adoption of such amendment (or earlier if required by SECTION 21) if such
amendment would: (a) increase the number of shares that may be issued under this
Plan; or (b) change the designation of the employees (or class of employees)
eligible for participation in this Plan. In

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addition, to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act or Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision), the Company
shall obtain stockholder approval in such manner and to such a degree as is so
required. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may make such amendments to
this Plan as the Board determines to be advisable, if the continuation of this
Plan or any Offering Period would result in financial accounting treatment for
this Plan that is different from the financial accounting treatment in effect on
the date this Plan is adopted by the Board.

       26. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS OF RULE 16B-3.

              The terms and conditions of options granted hereunder to, and the
purchase of shares by, persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall
comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed
to contain, and such options shall contain, and the shares issued upon exercise
thereof shall be subject to, such additional conditions and restrictions as may
be required by Rule 16b-3 to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16
of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.

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EXHIBIT A

                              dj Orthopedics, Inc.

2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

       Original Application                         Enrollment Date:
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       Change in Payroll Deduction Percentage
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       Change of Beneficiaries
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       1. ______________ hereby elects to participate in the 2001 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN") of dj Orthopedics, Inc. (the
"COMPANY"), commencing with the Offering Period beginning on _________ __, _____
(the "INITIAL OFFERING PERIOD"), and subscribes to purchase shares of the
Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.

       2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
of __% of my Compensation on each payday (from 1% to 15%), commencing with the
Initial Offering Period, in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted).

       3. I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price determined
in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I understand that if I do
not withdraw from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll deductions will be
used to automatically exercise my option to purchase shares of Common Stock.

       4. I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is in all
respects subject to its terms and conditions. I understand that my ability to
exercise the option under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is subject to
stockholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

       5. Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should
be issued in the name(s) of (employee or employee and spouse only):

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       6. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant
to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan within two (2) years after the Offering Date
of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares or within one (1)
year after the Purchase Date on which I purchased such shares, I will be treated
for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary compensation income
at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the amount received by me
from such disposition over the price that I paid for the shares. If I dispose of
such shares at any time after expiration of the two-year and one-year holding
periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as
having received ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) the amount, if any, that the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
on the Offering Date exceeds my purchase price, or (ii) the amount, if any, by
which the Common Stock's Fair Market Value at the time of disposition exceeds my
purchase price. The remainder of the gain or loss, if any, recognized on such
disposition will be treated as capital gain or loss. I understand that this tax
summary is only a summary and is subject to change. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT I
SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISOR CONCERNING THE TAX IMPLICATIONS OF THE PURCHASE AND
SALE OF STOCK UNDER THE EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.

       7. I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after
the date of any disposition of shares if I dispose of any of the shares
purchased in any Offering Period pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan if
such disposition occurs within two (2) years from the Offering Date or within
one (1) year from the Purchase Date on which such shares were purchased, and I
will make adequate provision for federal, state or other tax withholding
obligations, if any, which arise upon the disposition of shares.

       8. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my
compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable withholding obligation,
including any withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax
deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of shares by
me.

       9. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my
eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

       10. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiaries to receive all payments and shares due me under the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan:

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NAME:         (Please print)
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                                        (First)         (Middle)         (Last)

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(Relationship)                          (Address)

EMPLOYEE'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
                                        ----------------------------------------

EMPLOYEE'S ADDRESS:
                                        ----------------------------------------

                                        ----------------------------------------

          I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN
              EFFECT THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS
                               TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated:
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                                        Signature of Employee

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Signature of Spouse (necessary if
                                        beneficiary is not spouse)

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        (Print name)

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EXHIBIT B

                              dj Orthopedics, Inc.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

       The undersigned hereby elects to withdraw his or her participation in the
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "PLAN") of dj Orthopedics, Inc. (the
"COMPANY") for the Offering Period that began on ____________ ___, _______. The
undersigned hereby directs the Company to pay to him or her as promptly as
practicable all the payroll deductions credited to his or her account under the
Plan with respect to such Offering Period. The undersigned understands and
agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period shall be automatically
terminated. The undersigned also understands and agrees that no further payroll
deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current Offering
Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in succeeding
Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement,
subject to the further terms and conditions of the Plan.

Dated:
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                                        Signature of Participant

                                        NAME AND ADDRESS OF PARTICIPANT:

                                        ----------------------------------------

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                                        Social Security Number of Participant

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