Extension prosthesis for a child with short right thigh (femur)

Made:
1964
maker:
Hanger Orthopaedic Group, Inc
Extension prosthesis for a child with short right thigh (femur)

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Extension prosthesis for a child with short right thigh (femur)
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Extension prosthesis for a child with short right thigh (femur). Blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing thigh corset. Side steels, jointed at level of normal left knee. Lace-up bootee socket with soft toe piece. Metal sole plate attached to side steels by two metal brackets. Made by Hanger in 1964.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-497
type:
prosthetic leg
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust