crutch

mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body
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crutch

Summary

crutch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • crutch is a type of mobility aid[2].
  • crutch is a type of assistive technology[3].
  • crutch's Commons category is recorded as Crutches[4].
  • crutch's Unicode character is recorded as 🩼[5].
  • crutch's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[6].
  • crutch's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • crutch's different from is recorded as Kula[8].
  • crutch's different from is recorded as Krök[9].
  • crutch's different from is recorded as Kruk[10].
  • crutch's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03141823-n[11].
  • crutch's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/pwn30/03141823-n[12].
  • crutch's model item is recorded as underarm crutch[13].
  • crutch's model item is recorded as Forearm crutches[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mobility aid[2] and assistive technology[3].

Why It Matters

crutch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).[1] crutch has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] crutch is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of mobility aid, assistive technology
    Described by source Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Otto's encyclopedia
    Aliases
    Different from Kula, Krök, Kruk
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295031, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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