McKay heavy-working arm for left above elbow amputation

Made:
1931
McKay heavy-working arm for left above elbow amputation

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McKay heavy-working arm for left above elbow amputation
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McKay heavy-working arm for left above elbow amputation. Leather socket; short forearm stem with seven locking positions. Thin, narrow flexion cord passing through tiny roller. Detachable metal forearm section with rotary, allowing the hand, or other terminal device, to be locked in any one of eight positions. Made by McKay - dated 19 April? 1931

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-542
type:
prosthetic arm
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust