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Functional, Spiroergometric, and Subjective Comparisons Between Forearm Crutches and Hands-Free Single Crutches in a Crossover Study

BACKGROUND: Following below-knee surgery, the optimal medical mobility device remains controversial as adequate nonweightbearing of the operated extremity is critical to ensure successful healing. The use of forearm crutches (FACs) is well established but requires using both upper extremities. The h...

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Autores principales: Yao, Daiwei, Meyer-Kobbe, Louisa, Ettinger, Sarah, Claassen, Leif, Altemeier-Sasse, Anna, Sturm, Christian, Kerling, Arno, Stukenborg-Colsman, Christina, Plaass, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10201150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37223637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/24730114231172734