Home made patella-tendon-bearing type prosthesis for below-knee amputee

Made:
circa 1980
'Home' made patella-tendon-bearing type prosthesis for a below

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'Home' made patella-tendon-bearing type prosthesis for a below
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'Home' made patella-tendon-bearing type prosthesis for a below knee amputee for use when beachcombing. Specially designed to prevent prosthesis sinking into the sand. Made c.1980.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-482
type:
prosthetic leg
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust