Crutches sound nothing like canes — the rubber tip lands first, then the aluminium shaft transmits a sharp tap up through the floor, and a half-second later the armrest creaks under the user's weight. These 13 crutches recordings honour that three-part rhythm: clean wood-tap variants for older crutches, the more contemporary rubber-on-floor footfall, the structural armrest creak captured under load, and longer rhythmic-step sequences at walking pace on tile, carpet and hardwood.
Medical drama foley uses the full step sequences because they sell injury without the camera having to linger on the leg. Documentary work about rehabilitation pulls the slower-paced takes that read as recovery rather than urgency. Indie game devs working on injured-character animations layer the armrest creak slightly behind each footfall, which is what the body actually does and what the audience subconsciously expects. Pull whatever fits — the whole set is free to take with no attribution.