Standard left below knee wooden prosthesis for a child. Leather lace-up thigh corset connected

Made:
circa 1950
maker:
Hanger Orthopaedic Group, Inc
Standard left below knee wooden prosthesis for a child

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Standard left below knee wooden prosthesis for a child
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Standard left below knee wooden prosthesis for a child. Leather lace-up thigh corset connected, by side steels to a wooden socket with a felt foot, rigid ankle. Elastic back suspension strap and front forked pick-up. The belt to which these were attached is missing. Made by Hanger c.1950.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-491
type:
prosthetic leg
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust