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This study presents a comparison of survival rates for lightweight folding and ultralight rigid wheelchairs based on ANSI/RESNA minimum equivalent cycles. The study includes LWFW II, LWFW I, AUFW, TURW, and AURW. Findings offer insights into wheelchair durability.
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Figure 11. Kaplan-Meier plot of equivalent cycles for current lightweight folding wheelchairs study (LWFW II) and four previous studies: lightweight folding wheelchairs I (LWFW I) [12], aluminum ultra-light folding wheelchairs (AUFW) [13], titanium ultralight rigid wheelchairs (TURW) [14], and aluminum ultralight rigid wheel-chairs (AURW) [15]. Note: Labels and leader lines show cumu-lative survival for each study at American National Standards Institute/Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (ANSI/RESNA) minimum equivalent cycles value. Gebrosky B, Pearlman J, Cooper RA, Cooper R, Kelleher A. Evaluation of lightweight wheelchairs using ANSI/RESNA testing standards. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013; 50(10):1373–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2012.08.0155