Your Patient Is a 43-Year-Old Woman with Multiple Sclerosis Who

Multiple Choice

Your patient is a 43-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis who needs a wheelchair for occasional use, especially for locomotion over long distances. Her husband will push her during such trips. He will also put the chair in the car trunk for transportation. Which of the following is likely to be the most appropriate type of legrest for this patient?

A) Elevating legrests
B) Fixed legrests
C) Removable swing-away legrests
D) Rigid footplate only