Platform extension prosthesis for a young child with a short right leg and unstable hip
- Made:
- 1952
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Platform extension prosthesis for a young child with a short
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Platform extension prosthesis for a young child with a short right leg and unstable hip. Blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing corset with adjustable side steels (to allow for lengthening as child grows), connected to wooden shin and shaped platform which supports a lace-up bootee socket. Wooden foot with rigid ankle and felt foot. Made by Hanger in 1950. (Weight: 2 lbs 0.9 kg).
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-499
- type:
- prosthetic leg
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
