JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Exhibit 5

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned each hereby agrees to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D, including amendments thereto (the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and further agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D provided that, as contemplated by Section 13d-1(k)(1)(ii), no person shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this agreement.

ARES CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.

By:

ACOF MANAGEMENT, L.P.,

Its General Partner

By:

ACOF OPERATING MANAGER, L.P.,

Its General Partner

By:

ARES MANAGEMENT, INC.,

Its General Partner

By:

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ACOF MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By:

ACOF OPERATING MANAGER, L.P.,

Its General Partner

By:

ARES MANAGEMENT, INC.,

Its General Partner

By:

/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx

ACOF OPERATING MANAGER, L.P.

By:

ARES MANAGEMENT, INC.,

Its General Partner

By:

/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx

ARES MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:

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ARES PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC

By:

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