You can board with some crutches and they probably shift you away from the emergency exit seat right away.

They tend to be sold at a premium these days due to slightly more legroom.

yeah, cause with all of the fun that traveling through random airports is to the average traveler, adding crutches just to avoid sitting at the door of a MAX is exactly what we would prefer to do!

It’s easier to just say you had some surgery. Or just not pay the $20 extra for the seat at the exit…