Blocked leather above knee sockets with solid leather ends

Made:: 1984

maker:: Hanger Orthopaedic Group, Inc

Blocked leather above knee sockets with solid leather ends

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Blocked leather above knee sockets with solid leather ends
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Blocked leather above knee sockets with solid leather ends soled with rubber. Webbing belt with 3-point suspension to each socket. Designed as 'recreational limbs' for an 11 year old boy born with both lower limbs missing from knee level. Made by Hanger in 1984.

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Category:: Orthopaedics

Object Number:: 1999-512

type:: prosthetic leg

credit:: Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust

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Blocked leather above knee sockets with solid leather ends

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