Case Study
Year: 2022 | Month: April | Volume: 12 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 128-131
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220416
Modified Axillary Crutch for Unilateral Transradial Amputee: A Case Study
Jibanjeet Mohanty
Assistant Professor, Prosthetics and Orthotics Training, Mobility India Rehabilitation Research & Training Center, Bangalore, India
ABSTRACT
After the world war, the demand and innovation in the field of prosthesis and orthosis have increased. Even though we are moving towards the digital world, the rural population of India constitutes nearly 70% of the total population. Crutches are being used more commonly in rural areas of India where there is no access to the latest technologies. The injuries challenge rehabilitation professionals who work in rural areas with many technical problems. One such challenge is to treat the person who sustains upper limb amputation and lower extremity impairment or injury which needs to be offloaded while walking. The purpose of this study is to ambulate a unilateral transradial amputee with ipsilateral side leg impairment by which the subject can be socially, psychologically, vocationally acceptable. With a standard axillary crutch, the subject found it difficult to lift the crutch and progress forward. The visible difficulty was to have a proper hold on the crutch. This is addressed with the modified crutch by an extra attachment that allows the subject to grip the crutch with the remaining length of the forearm or stump.
Key words: Transradial amputee, Modified axillary crutch.