Right "Ultra Roelite" hip-disarticulation prosthesis

Made:
circa 1975
maker:
Hanger Orthopaedic Group, Inc

Right "Ultra Roelite" hip-disarticulation prosthesis. Glass-reinforced plastic socket with two velcro-strap fastenings. Hip limiter mechanism (to control the hip swing when walking). Uni-axial free knee. Standard wood foot with uni-axial ankle. Limb covered in flesh coloured stockinette. Made by Hanger c.1975.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-571
type:
prosthetic leg
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust