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Extension prosthesis for a child with short right

Made:: 1964

maker:: Hanger Orthopaedic Group, Inc

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Extension prosthesis for a child with short right thigh (femur). Blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing thigh corset. Side steels, jointed at level of normal left knee. Lace-up bootee socket with soft toe piece. Metal sole plate attached to side steels by two metal brackets. Made by Hanger in 1964.

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Category:: Orthopaedics

Object Number:: 1999-497

type:: prosthetic leg

credit:: Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust

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