From the surgical to the mechanical art / J. & E. Ferris.

  • J. & E. Ferris.
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: From the surgical to the mechanical art / J. & E. Ferris. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Fig. 9. LEG FOR AMPUTATION BELOW THE KNEE. Fig. 9 shews an artificial leg which we supply in cases where amputation has taken place at any point between the knee and ankle-joint. It is not necessary in all cases to attach side or knee-joints. Where the stump is in a good healthy condition, and from 8 to lo inches long, it is sufficient in many cases .to take all the weight of the patient, and with the elastic heel-cord and universal ankle-joint it can be used with great comfort and safety. Wdiere however, the patient has a laborious amount of walking or standing, it is far preferable to have the thigh support, which affords great relief to the stump.