Der er udarbejdet tre videnskabelige rapporter, der på-viser de fordelene den håndfri krykke har, over den konventionelle krykke.
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
Rohit Rambani, Muhammad Saleem Shadid, og Surinder Goyal
“The HFC was associated with a better overall musculoskeletal functional assessment score (P<0.05), better coping, a trend towards better lower extremity function,and with performing activities around the house. The HFC was well accepted, safe, and easy to use. A clear trend for better function with the HFC was seen….>>
Læs mere: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
Amik Nagpurkar og Adam Troelier
Clinical Biomechanics, University of Guelph
“…the (conventional) crutch demonstrated the hightest energy inefficiency”…>>
Læs mere: Evaluation of crutch energetics
A Dalton, D.Maxwell, C.M. Borkhoff, H.J. Kreder
University of Toronto, Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Sciences Centre
“The HFC was associated with a better overall MFA score, better coping, and a trend toward better lower extremity function and activities around the house …” >>