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KMID : 1206219960030040113
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Journal of Korean Academy of Physical Therapy Science
1996 Volume.3 No. 4 p.113 ~ p.120
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The Study of Compare to Clinical Applied versus Theoretical Fitness on Axillary Crutch
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Ahn Duck-Hyun
Kim Keun-Jo
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to comparison clinical applied versus theoretical fitness on axillary crutch in human stance phase. Ideal crutch length is defined as the length of the crutch, including accessories, obtained during stance when the crutch tip is 15 cm(about 6inch) lateral and 15 cm(about 6 inch) anterior to the fifth toe and the axillary pad is 5 cm(about 2 inch) below the axillay fold. The participations(volunteers) were 71 inpatients(53 men and 18 women) who have orthopedic and neurological impairment on unilateral and/or bilateral lower extrimities, and mean age was 31.4 year old. Prior to participation, each subject informed the procedures of experiment from researcher and assistant researcher. This measured for axillary crutch using each of the following aspects : (1) length of actual using crutch, (2) length of axillary fold after modified(77% of actual height), (3) angle of elbow flexion after modified(77% of actual height). In order to determine the statistical significance of result, t-test were applied at the 0.05 level of significance. The result were as follows ; 1. There was significant difference between actual crutch and ideal crutch length(77% of actual height)(p<0.05). 2. There was significant difference of length of axillary fold between actual and ideal crutch (77% of actual height)(p<0.05). 3. There was significant difference of angle of elbow flexion between actual and ideal crutch(77% of actual height)(p<0.05).
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KEYWORD
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Crutch, Ideal crutch length
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