Hand splint of alkathene for leprosy patients made in India

Made:
1982
Hand splint of alkathene for leprosy patients made in India

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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
Measurements:
length 348 mm
width 130 mm
depth 90 mm
type:
splints
credit:
Schieffelin Leprosy Res. & Training Ctre