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.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-534
- type:
- prosthetic arm
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
