Your Patient Needs to Be Crutch Trained Prior to Discharge

Multiple Choice

Your patient needs to be crutch trained prior to discharge home.He has an order to be PWB on the left lower extremity.He has weak shoulders due to chronic arthritis.Which of the following assistive devices is your BEST choice?

A) Axillary crutches
B) Forearm crutches
C) Axillary crutches with platform attachments
D) He cannot use crutches; he must use a walker.