A 22-year-old woman has begun using axillary crutches following open reduction and internal fixation of an ankle fracture that she suffered during a basketball game
What assessment finding by the nurse should suggest that the client's crutches are fitted correctly? A) The client's elbow joint is locked when she stands upright and grasps the handgrips.
B) The client's wrist is slightly hyperextended when she stands upright and grasps her crutches.
C) The level of the handgrips is at the client's waist when she stands upright with her crutches.
D) The axillary bar is 3 to 4 in. below the client's axilla when she stands upright.
B
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With axillary crutches, there should be 30 degrees of elbow flexion and slight hyperextension of the wrist when the client is standing in place. The level of the handgrips will be near the client's thigh and the axillary bar should be adjusted within two fingers' space of the axilla.
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