Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: Patients with paraplegia often experience slipping of the crutch during swing-through gait on slopes. To solve this problem, we inserted a coil spring into an ordinary axillary crutch and examined its function. We compared the slipping rate and the change in the amount of load on the crutch between the ordinary crutch and spring-loaded crutch.The spring-loaded crutch was found to be superior to the ordinary crutch; it was hard-to-slip and comfortable-to-use. Adjustment of the strength of the coil spring for each patient is considered important.
Source: Orthopedics & Traumatology
Authors: Keisuke Nishida, Hideo Watanabe, Toyoko Asami, Yumi Itoh, Eiji Uezono
Institutions: Saga University, Saga Medical School Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2320860754