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© 1978 British Society for Rheumatology

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A COMPARISON OF AXILLARY, ELBOW AND CANADIAN CRUTCHES

J. STALLARD, M. SANKARANKUTTY and G. K. ROSE

Orthotic Research and Locomotor Assessment Unit, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Oswestry, Salop SY10 7AG

Correspondence to: Requests for reprints to Mr. J. Stallard

Crutches can be used by patients with injuries to the lower extremities in order to perform ‘swing-through’ gait. Because axillary crutches have been associated with axillary artery thrombosis and crutch palsy, they have to a large extent been superseded by elbow crutches. Canadian crutches combine many of the features of axillary and elbow crutches, and a study of the three types suggests that they have advantages in terms of energy cost.


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