(n.) A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.
(n.) A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
(n.) A knee, or piece of knee timber
(n.) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.
(v. t.) To support on crutches; to prop up.
Example Sentences:
(1) When this parliament votes for another referendum as it inevitably will, thanks to the perpetual crutch that the Greens provide, let’s not pretend it reflects the will of the Scottish people, because it doesn’t.
(2) However, a significant difference (p less than 0.001) in heart rate was noted between elbow crutch users who were non-weight bearing on their injured leg compared with those who were partial-weight bearing.
(3) In addition, the elevated cardiac response may be caused by added physical exertion by the arms in patients on crutches or walkers.
(4) The subjects' posture and endurance also improved, and they spontaneously learned how to use a crutch.
(5) The aim of the operation is to enable the paralysed patient to "stand up himself" and to "cover a short distance on crutches".
(6) Seven subjects were tested using both standard and spring-loaded crutches.
(7) Four children were able to walk on crutches non-weight-bearing after a short period.
(8) Changing gait speed or crutch length did not affect elbow moment.
(9) Injuries have not helped and Van Gaal lost Luke Shaw to an ankle problem; the left-back departed on crutches and with his foot in a protective boot.
(10) However, Lucas, who remains on crutches, fears he has suffered serious damage to the knee and that he faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
(11) The photos showed the amputees wearing prosthetic limbs, in wheelchairs and on crutches.
(12) It should be understood by both the physician and patient that the ventilator for the patient population discussed previously acts merely as a "crutch" that will facilitate the process of rehabilitation.
(13) 3) Crutch gait for patients with paraplegia was not practical.
(14) Ideal crutch length was determined by an experienced orthopedic physical therapist, with placement of the axillary pad 2.5 in (6.4 cm) below the axillary fold.
(15) The injured soldiers were ambulatory without plaster cast immobilization or crutches.
(16) Crutch-clipping of the ewe's wool prior to lambing, and total confinement housing at lambing in winter and spring seemed to lower the probability of seroreactivity of the flock (p less than 0.05).
(17) He is in a brace and on crutches and is in a bit of pain – there is a bit of swelling there.
(18) A modification of the elbow crutch, designed to improve medial-lateral stability, was unsuccessful in use due to wrist instability.
(19) The cells on the ground floor house seven people in wheelchairs, and another three on crutches; several people have had strokes in prison; at least two have mild dementia.
(20) From an engineering viewpoint one must consider crutches and walking sticks as dynamic mechanical systems which alleviate a disability; they may act as supports, help the user to recover from stumbling, or transmit from the arms, the energy required to lift the feet from the ground, an action not provided by artificial ankle joints.