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Artificial above knee prosthesis with wooden socket

Orthopaedics

c. 1921

All wood above knee prosthesis standard foot and a

Orthopaedics

c. 1930

Extension prosthesis for a child with short right

Orthopaedics

1964

A pair of articulated lower limb prostheses suppli

Orthopaedics

1957

Temporary pylon, at fitting stage, for a child wit

Orthopaedics

Extension prosthesis for a 10 year old boy with a

Orthopaedics

1977

Round (or elephant) boot for a Syme's amputation,

Orthopaedics

1925

Pair of non-articulated, platform-type extension p

Orthopaedics

1962

Standard left below knee wooden prosthesis for a c

Orthopaedics

c. 1950

Well worn right below knee prosthesis, used by a 4

Orthopaedics

1978

Prosthesis for a 6 year old girl with a short left

Orthopaedics

1954

Syme's prosthesis, for right foot amputee. Open l

Orthopaedics

c. 1920

"Anglesey" foot and ankle exposed to show the mech

Orthopaedics

Pair of extension prostheses supplied for a girl o

Orthopaedics

1950

Blocked leather above knee sockets with solid leat

Orthopaedics

1984

Pair of light weight metal (dural) extension prost

Orthopaedics

1963

Extension prosthesis for a one year old child with

Orthopaedics

1949

Right below knee leather prosthesis (for double amputee) padded leather corset with ischial bearing. Jointed side steels to a well padded leather adjustable socket, (by means of a lace at the back). Side steels extend down the wooden shin to the ankle. Made by Haran in Paris c.1914.

Right below knee leather prosthesis (for double am

Orthopaedics

c. 1914

Right below knee prosthesis. Wooden socket (repaired in front with leather). Wooden lower end of shin, wooden foot with toe joint. Origin unknown, pre 1948 National Health Service. (Weight: 6 lbs 2.7 kg).

Right below knee prosthesis. Wooden socket (repair

Orthopaedics

pre-1948

"Continental" limb made for a left above knee amputee with a long stump. Leather socket. Origin unknown, made during 1914-18 war. (Weight: 7 lbs 3.1 kg).

"Continental" limb made for a left above knee ampu

Orthopaedics

c. 1915

Prostheses supplied to a girl of 4½ years. She had congenital malformations of all four limbs. The left socket is made of certalmid and the right has a leather ischial tuber bearing thigh corset and soft leather lace-up leather bootee. Both prostheses have an oval wooden base; a rigid pelvic band with a simple hip joint. Made by Hanger in 1952. (Weight: 2.25 lbs 1.2 kg).

Prostheses supplied to a girl of 4½ years. She had

Orthopaedics

1952

An all leather left above knee prosthesis with adjustable corset, two strap and buckle fastening. Leather shin. Knee lock (operated by a bar at the back of the joint). Wooden lower end of shin and foot with toe and ankle joint. Knee adjustment device set in the hollow shin. Made by Haran in Paris c.1914.

An all leather left above knee prosthesis with adj

Orthopaedics

c. 1914

British metal above knee prosthesis with light leather corset supported by wire container set into a lower encircling metal container. Light metal shin standard wooden foot, ankle and toe joint. Made by Edsell c.1930. (Weight: 6.25 lbs 2.8 kg).

British metal above knee prosthesis with light lea

Orthopaedics

c. 1930

Swiss above knee prosthesis. There is no socket but it bears a padded ring, on the Thomas splint principle. Side steels, adjustable for length. Knee joint, leather shin mounted on wooden lower end, ankle and toe joints. Made c.1935. (Weight: 6.75 lbs 3 kg)

Swiss above knee prosthesis. There is no socket bu

Orthopaedics

c. 1935

One of a pair of wooden legs, worn by a bilateral above knee amputee aged 16 years. (He suffered traumatic amputations eight years previously as a result of a train accident.) The right leg (shown here) is fitted with one of the original 4-bar linkage knee units, designed for use on an all-wooden leg. Made by Hanger in 1978.

One of a pair of wooden legs, worn by a bilateral

Orthopaedics

1978

Platform extension prosthesis for a young child with a short right leg and unstable hip. Blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing corset with adjustable side steels (to allow for lengthening as child grows), connected to wooden shin and shaped platform which supports a lace-up bootee socket. Wooden foot with rigid ankle and felt foot. Made by Hanger in 1950. (Weight: 2 lbs 0.9 kg).

Platform extension prosthesis for a young child wi

Orthopaedics

1952

Right extension prosthesis for a boy with a short thigh (femur). Blocked leather lace-up ischial-bearing socket, embracing the whole limb. Jointed side steels to a two-piece metal shin, wood foot, toe and ankle joints. Note the knee joints are set at the level of a normal knee to allow the wearer to sit naturally. N.B. The artificial foot is very pointed as 'winkle-picker' shoes were in vogue at the time. At the age of 16 this boy requested amputation of the leg at knee level. He subsequently wore a conventional above knee prosthesis. Made by Hanger in 1963.

Right extension prosthesis for a boy with a short

Orthopaedics

1963

Metal enclosed extension prosthesis for a 4 year old boy with a short thigh (femur) and absent fibula. Leather, ischial bearing bootee socket with zip front fastening. This is contained within the metal one-piece leg and secured by elastic side suspension straps. Wooden foot, toe joint and rigid ankle. Made by Hanger in 1965.

Metal enclosed extension prosthesis for a 4 year o

Orthopaedics

1965

Pair of wooden above knee prostheses for a child, with rigid ankles and rubber toe joints. Some evidence of shin lengthening. Date and origin unknown, probably non-English.

Pair of wooden above knee prostheses for a child,

Orthopaedics

Home-made leg for left below knee amputee, constructed on the 'Anglesey' principle by the patient and a blacksmith. The shin is made of strong aluminium and the thigh corset is leather. Jointed side steels (bolt missing from the outer side). Poorly shaped wooden foot. (Weight: 6 lbs 2.7 kg).

Home-made leg for left below knee amputee, constru

Orthopaedics

Wooden leg for right above knee amputee. Early type of suction socket with metal valve. Fitted with "Silesian" ring at top of socket. Wooden foot, ankle joint, felt toe and sole. (Weight: 7 lbs 3.1 kg).

Wooden leg for right above knee amputee. Early typ

Orthopaedics

Left extension prosthesis with blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing open-ended socket with velcro flap front. Rigid pelvic band and steel side struts to a metal two-piece shin. Wooden foot, rigid ankle and toe joint. Made by Hanger in 1973.

Left extension prosthesis with blocked leather isc

Orthopaedics

1973

Pair of metal enclosed extension prostheses with detachable leather inner leg sockets. These limbs were worn by a 20 year old thalidomide victim who was born with very short lower limbs but with normal feet. Made by Hanger in 1982.

Pair of metal enclosed extension prostheses with d

Orthopaedics

1982

"Fibrola Stabilax" fibre right above knee prosthesis. One-piece shin with a gliding knee. Made by Boulanger, Paris c.1948. (Weight: 5.5 lbs 2.5 kg).

"Fibrola Stabilax" fibre right above knee prosthes

Orthopaedics

1948

Left above knee temporary pylon with felt-lined fibre socket. Duralumin supporting strips. Webbing suspension straps attached to double cords which pass around a pair of rollers in the mid-calf. This prevented chafing from the shoulder strap whilst walking. Made in the New Zealand General Hospital at Walton-on-Thames during 1914-18 War.

Left above knee temporary pylon with felt-lined fi

Orthopaedics

c. 1915

German right above knee prosthesis made of fibre. Wire cables either side of the back of the knee cause the foot to dorsi-flex when the knee flexes. Made by Leuschuer & Co. of Herne and presented to the Ministry of Pensions by the German Government in 1928. Weight 3.5lbs, 1.5 kg.

German right above knee prosthesis made of fibre.

Orthopaedics

'Home' made patella-tendon-bearing type prosthesis for a below knee amputee for use when beachcombing. Specially designed to prevent prosthesis sinking into the sand. Made c.1980.

'Home' made patella-tendon-bearing type prosthesis

Orthopaedics

c. 1980

American left above knee prosthesis, wooden socket with rigid pelvic band, metal shin, wood foot with ankle joint. Made c.1930. (Weight: 6.75 lbs 3 kg).

American left above knee prosthesis, wooden socket

Orthopaedics

c. 1930

Left above knee prosthesis with heavily padded socket and leather suspension straps through housed rollers, set either side of the socket - a form of Moore's outside knee control. Semi-automatic knee locking mechanism on the outer side of the thigh with a ring at the upper end of the lever. Felt fore-foot with fashioned toes. Made in Japan during 1914-18 war. Weight: 8.25 lbs 3.7 kg.

Left above knee prosthesis with heavily padded soc

Orthopaedics

c. 1915

A fibre-cone peg leg for left above knee amputee. Designed by Major Lightfoot during the 1914-18 War. Note the very wide thick suspension strap. This is an army belt which the patient must have fitted sometime after wearing the pylon. N.B. these were normally jointed at the knee. This one has had the outer steel replaced by a non-jointed one. (Weight: 8.25 lbs 3.7 kg).

A fibre-cone peg leg for left above knee amputee.

Orthopaedics

c. 1915

"Kenney" right above knee prosthesis. Leather socket set in a fibre container with jointed side steels, extending to ankle. Wooden knee joint. One piece foot and ankle. Movement is achieved by a rocking movement on a spindle joining the two side struts. Standard type toe joint. Made by Cambrian Artificial Limb Company, c.1912. (Weight: 6.75 lbs 3 kg).

"Kenney" right above knee prosthesis. Leather sock

Orthopaedics

c. 1912

Wooden "Anglesey" left below knee prosthesis. Wooden socket and leather thigh corset. Knee flexion combined with dorsi-flexion of the foot. Made by Blatchford, England, early 20th century. (Weight: 3.75 lbs 1.7 kg).

Wooden "Anglesey" left below knee prosthesis. Wood

Orthopaedics

Wooden prosthesis for left hip disarticulation. Leather socket. Standard foot with toe and ankle joints. Made by F.G.Ernst c. 1914. (Weight: 8 lbs 9 oz 3.9 kg).

Wooden prosthesis for left hip disarticulation. Le

Orthopaedics

c. 1914

Wooden right above knee prosthesis supplied by Arnold & Co. in 1919 and worn until 1936. Probably made by Grossmith.

Wooden right above knee prosthesis supplied by Arn

Orthopaedics

1919

Temporary right below knee pylon with felt adjustable socket. Fibre thigh corset jointed side steels (without lock). Made by Philpott c. 1915, during 1914-18 War. (Weight: 2.75 Ilbs 1.3kg)

Temporary right below knee pylon with felt adjusta

Orthopaedics

1914-1918

Left below knee prosthesis with wooden socket and leather covered shin area. Leather thigh corset with long leather strap which encircles the corset 5 times before being secured, at the top, with a buckle. A long cut-out section is apparent in the posterior upper half. Elastic protective knee cover and broad webbing back-check strap. Made by K.T.Manki & Co. in Tokyo, c.1914.

Left below knee prosthesis with wooden socket and

Orthopaedics

c. 1914

Metal left above knee prosthesis. One of the first (metal) suction sockets to be made in Britain. There is a spiral groove 1 " wide, inside the socket into which the thigh flesh would become "keyed". Metal shin, strip riveted in the front. Made in 1924. (Weight: 5.25 lbs 2.3 kg)

Metal left above knee prosthesis. One of the first

Orthopaedics

1924

Right metal prosthesis for above knee amputee, wooden socket set in a lower half of a metal container. Central knee control. Knee joint, aluminium shin with strip riveting, wood foot with toe and ankle joint. Made c.1920. (Weight: 4 lbs 1.8 kg)

Right metal prosthesis for above knee amputee, woo

Orthopaedics

c. 1920

Kneeling type leather prosthesis for a very short flexed left below knee stump. Lace-up blocked leather socket. Wood shin, covered with leather. Toe joint and tenon ankle joint. Made by Horace Duncan c.1918.

Kneeling type leather prosthesis for a very short

Orthopaedics

c. 1918

Right "Ultra Roelite" hip-disarticulation prosthesis. Glass-reinforced plastic socket with two velcro-strap fastenings. Hip limiter mechanism (to control the hip swing when walking). Uni-axial free knee. Standard wood foot with uni-axial ankle. Limb covered in flesh coloured stockinette. Made by Hanger c.1975.

Right "Ultra Roelite" hip-disarticulation prosthes

Orthopaedics

c. 1975