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Record 1 2002-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
OBS

When the patient is standing erect with correctly measured crutches, the top of the crutch is 5 cm (2 inches) below the axilla... Weight should not be borne by the axillae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
CONT

Les béquilles axillaires assurent un bon équilibre car elles ont un appui direct sur le tronc. Elles offrent un maximum de sécurité et d'efficacité dans l'ambulation pendulaire du paraplégique [...]

OBS

On range dans cette catégorie la béquille commune et la béquille monotubulaire.

Spanish

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