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This wheelchair is a new concept in wheelchair design, made entirely of readily available plastic materials and rear bicycle wheels. The chair does not require a cushion, weights only 12 kg with 100 mm front castors or 13 kg with 175 mm castors. It is easy to manoeuvre.
The design allows this wheelchair to be used as a conventional wheelchair and a shower/commode chair. Side arms and brakes can be attached if required. The necessary materials are relatively inexpensive and generally available in most countries.
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Read at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Medical Socieity of Paraplegia, Athens, Greece. October 1982.
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Bosshard, R., Yeo, J. Low cost wheelchair. Spinal Cord 21, 94–98 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1983.13
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1983.13