Right above elbow metal prosthesis with detachable forearm (hexagonal fitting) bolt type elbow lock

Made:
circa 1905
Right above elbow metal prosthesis with detachable forearm

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Right above elbow metal prosthesis with detachable forearm
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Right above elbow metal prosthesis with detachable forearm (hexagonal fitting) bolt type elbow lock. Wooden hand with fully opposed thumb and rigid fingers. Probably unused (the suspension straps are held on by nuts and bolts which is usual at the fitting stage). Wooden hand & fully opposed thumb; rigid fingers. Mikadobra Company, Baxenden, London, c.1905.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-515
type:
prosthetic arm
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust