Zimmer frame
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See also: zimmer frame
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Zimmer Orthopaedic Ltd, the original manufacturer.
Noun
[edit]Zimmer frame (plural Zimmer frames)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A walking frame.
- Synonym: walker
- 1988, Derick T Wade, Stroke: A Practical Guide:
- Aids, such as a Zimmer frame, walking stick, or foot-drop splint may be needed at some point by many patients.
- 2006, Irina Metzler, Disability in Medieval Europe:
- These are three- or four-legged frames, on wheels, which remind one of a modern-day Zimmer frame.