Hand splint of alkathene for leprosy patients made in India

Made:: 1982

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Hand splint of alkathene for leprosy patients made in India
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Hand splint of alkathene for leprosy patients made in India, 1982, with leather straps

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Category:: Orthopaedics

Object Number:: 1982-1208

Materials:: plastic (alkathene), foam and leather

type:: splints

credit:: Schieffelin Leprosy Res. & Training Ctre

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Hand splint of alkathene for leprosy patients made in India

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