Applications
- Elbow Crutch is a modified walking stick, which provides in addition to the handgrip, an additional support to the forearm. There in an upward adjustable extension, set a little angular, with a cuff attached to the upper part of the extension. The cuff partly encircles the upper forearm as shown in figure.
- The cuff made of special flexible plastic material opens comfortably to allow the forearm and is fixed with soft cloth liner. The weight is borne partly through the hand and partly by the elbow pressing at the cuff. Hence the name elbow crutch.
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