"Crutches" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Wooden or metal staffs designed to aid a person in walking. (UMDNS,1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D003446
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.442.281
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Crutches" by people in Profiles.
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Association between reliance on devices and people for walking and ability to walk community distances among persons with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2012 May; 35(3):156-61.
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Effective intervention strategies for management of impaired posture and fatigue with post-polio syndrome: a case report. Physiother Theory Pract. 2006 Nov; 22(5):279-87.
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Crutch-induced axillary artery injury. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1995 Sep-Oct; 18(5):296-9.