The K-9 Orthopaedic Leg Trolley - In place of crutches for lower leg injuries
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Crutches VS. K9 |
 Conventional walking aids like crutches are difficult to use. Problems that rapidly become apparent include fatigue and soreness of the
hands, axilla and chest wall. The hands cannot be used for other purposes and occasionally a
carpal tunnel syndrome develops.
The Orthopaedic Trolley can, in many situations, liberate the
patient from crutches. It is a lightweight walking aid which, with the knee flexed, supports the
shin. It is easily steered with knee pressure, leaving the hands free and it allows far more
mobility than crutch-walking.
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Other advantages include:
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Hands and arms free for normal use |
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Can be steered with the knee and becomes a kind
of substitute lower leg |
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Scoots 2 or 3 metres at one push |
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Very manoeuvrable, turns in its own length |
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Becomes a footrest when seated |
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Adjustable for height in 30 seconds for users
from about 4' 8" (1.42m) tall upwards |
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Weighs only 6kgs and can be dismantled into 4
pieces for packaging |
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Hands free for house work |
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clinical trial at a British hospital showed that older people
get on well with orthopaedic walking aids although unable to use crutches. A mentally handicapped and
overweight patient who couldn't co-ordinate crutches used K9 without difficulty.
 Patients are being mobilised sooner and leaving hospital
significantly earlier. Also, the K9 user, being able to to get about more easily and comfortably
is inclined to take much more exercise and keep in better physical condition.
When a leg is not used the muscles quickly weaken and waste. By
using an Orthopaedic Trolley the leg is at least weight bearing from the knee up so the thigh
muscles remain normal.
The Orthopaedic Trolley walking aid has proved to be a boon for patients with
the conditions listed below.
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