• more about #crutches
    Odin: But without crutches how can you do crutch sword fighting? #freedomleg more »
    Purple Dave: Crutches haven't changed in the last 1000 years? Not so! For instance: 1. They did a split upright, allowing a centered horizontal handgrip to be p... more »
    snake6778: Can I just use those all the time on both legs? #freedomleg more »
    aec007: DAMN! I would have used something like this last year. I had a rare condition of a stress fracture on my metatarsal bones of my foot last year. A str... more »
    ninjagin: I saw the post on medgadget last week. It looks like a neat idea, but you've got to strap yourself into this rig very tightly. Chafing anyone? It look... more »
    realsnickers: Have they been called french legs before we went to war? #freedomleg more »
    Noobs-R-Us: Runn Foressst Runnnnn! Seriously though, this thing will cut off the circulation in your thigh no? Your foot will slowly die, rot and fall off. more »
    Hello Mister Walrus: Looks like the strap would slowly and uncomfortably creep up towards your crotch. Whenever I try that on other people, it always ends poorly. #freedomleg more »
    NorwoodIsMyHero: I think I'll wait for the model that will make me stronger and faster than I was before. #freedomleg more »
    Thorax707: Can someone get Frucci to hump this thing? #freedomleg more »
    shooga: If you use crutches, terrorists win. Choose Freedom Leg. #freedomleg more »
    kingbob337: You can actually already request these types of alternative crutches if you have really good insurance or pay for it yourself. #freedomleg more »
    afw: Being on crutches is miserable. I spent the first half of my freshman year of college on them. AWFUL. I'm probably going to have an ankle fusion in... more »
    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: Those straps would have to be pretty tightly wrapped around your thigh to support half of your body weight. I could imagine you would slip out of them... more »
    weatherman: It definitely looks awkward and uncomfortable, but perhaps less so than a normal crutch and it certainly improves mobility. It is surprising that it h... more »
    njdevil: Freedom Leg? Just call it like it is. A French leg. #freedomleg more »
    suburbancowboy: Pre 9-11 this was called a French Leg. #freedomleg more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Well, the only problems I can see are that since the leg isn't supported completely around, everytime you swing it forward, it hits that strap, which ... more »
    Lassus: The name makes it sound like some traditional crutch somewhere insulted our foreign policy choices. As an honest question, I'm a little confused abou... more »
    BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Does it use magic? #freedomleg more »
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    Freedom Leg Looks About 1,000,000x Better than Crutches

    Crutches. In a thousand years, their design hasn't fundamentally changed. And for something as minor as a sprained ankle or broken foot, the Freedom Leg looks like a welcome alternative. More »
  • #crutches

    Crutch Chair Design Transforms for Impromptu Sitting

    Ever broken a leg? Know how much hassle it is to stumble around in crutches? Designer Yong-Rok Kim's Crutch Chair is intended to be a partial solution to the problem of knackering yourself out when walking like this. The two halves of his design snap together to form a neat seat-like thing so you can take the weight off your injury. Seems a darn sensible idea. With just one concern: that connection. Will you break your other leg when it gives way as you sit? Death by crutch it shall be! It's just a concept— we imagine it'd be boring gray or "medical pink" if it were ever made real. [Yanko design]
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    QED Crutches: Look Good Even When You Feel Bad

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    Foldable Crutches