Prostheses supplied to a girl of 4½ years

Made:
1952
maker:
Hanger Orthopaedic Group, Inc

Prostheses supplied to a girl of 4½ years. She had congenital malformations of all four limbs. The left socket is made of certalmid and the right has a leather ischial tuber bearing thigh corset and soft leather lace-up leather bootee. Both prostheses have an oval wooden base; a rigid pelvic band with a simple hip joint. Made by Hanger in 1952. (Weight: 2.25 lbs 1.2 kg).

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-488
type:
prosthetic leg
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust