Home-made prosthesis for long below elbow stump
- Made:
- pre-1948
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Home-made prosthesis for long below elbow stump. Leather socket connected by jointed side steels to a leather upper arm corset with three strap and buckle fastening. Heavy metal cuff and rotary with plain hook fitted. Made by a blacksmith, pre National Health Service 1948.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-517
- type:
- prosthetic arm
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
