. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... CT: X: :± r^r-sen—is .vn:: ::? d: ~n : ::::. .frs ~r:child was capable of beamentary feet, and by a lhe was able to get abov : :: z,rz-az~z\ ::-;::::-: IE- :.. .a:.:ale 1 from the hips up, but from thenative, ill-formed, and distorted. The s ~ r: i;...: : iz : _ 5 ::::::..- :: ... - : ... ?\g motion and by the aid of crutches, t. 7 :; :. and pi:: A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. 141 ful manner. The case was brought to us. Upon examination wefound that we could force the legs into nearly correc


. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... CT: X: :± r^r-sen—is .vn:: ::? d: ~n : ::::. .frs ~r:child was capable of beamentary feet, and by a lhe was able to get abov : :: z,rz-az~z\ ::-;::::-: IE- :.. .a:.:ale 1 from the hips up, but from thenative, ill-formed, and distorted. The s ~ r: i;...: : iz : _ 5 ::::::..- :: ... - : ... ?\g motion and by the aid of crutches, t. 7 :; :. and pi:: A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. 141 ful manner. The case was brought to us. Upon examination wefound that we could force the legs into nearly correct lines withoutproducing pain. A pair of artificial legs were applied that held thecrooked limbs in their proper lines and elevated the child to hisproper height. Rubber feet were attached to the extremities of thelimbs. Weight was applied to the bottoms of the ill-formed feet,and in a very brief time the child was able to walk without controlled the artificial knee joints by means of his feet, and foundlittle or no difficulty in balancing, w


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