A pair of arms made for a 2 year old girl who was born with bilateral above elbow stumps and absence of both lower limbs
- Made:
- 1959
- maker:
- Hugh Steeper
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A pair of arms made for a 2 year old girl who was born with bilateral above elbow stumps and absence of both lower limbs (amelia). The arms have leather sockets and plastic dome-ended forearms. Manual elbow locks on each and elbow flexion cords, to permit active flexion. Made by Steeper in 1959.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-503
- type:
- prosthetic arm
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
