South African arm for short right below elbow stump with limited elbow flexion

Made:: circa 1929

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South African arm for short right below elbow stump with limited elbow flexion. Leather socket and upper-arm 'corset' fastened with two straps and buckles. A 'step-up' joint has been incorporated to increase the effective amount of elbow flexion. The hand is wooden and has a semi-opposed, wide opening thumb. Made c.1929.

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Category:: Orthopaedics

Object Number:: 1999-534

type:: prosthetic arm

credit:: Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust

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South African arm for short right below elbow stump with limited elbow flexion

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