. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... No. 656. No. 657. parts; all the weight was taken immediately below the knee and aboutthe thigh. The case was successful in every respect. The importance of avoiding any pressure about the popliteal region,especially of long stumps, which require more nutrition than shortones, cannot be overestimated. If pressure is permitted to come onthe vascular part of a long stump, strangulation will follow. Thismust be guarded against at all hazards, and extreme caution must beexercised to obviate such an unfortunate error. The necessity of
. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... No. 656. No. 657. parts; all the weight was taken immediately below the knee and aboutthe thigh. The case was successful in every respect. The importance of avoiding any pressure about the popliteal region,especially of long stumps, which require more nutrition than shortones, cannot be overestimated. If pressure is permitted to come onthe vascular part of a long stump, strangulation will follow. Thismust be guarded against at all hazards, and extreme caution must beexercised to obviate such an unfortunate error. The necessity of apply-ing side joints and thigh supports to all artificial legs to be worn onlong and doubtful stumps is apparent. An important feature, that should not be overlooked, is the fact thatin artificial legs heretofore described there are no metallic connections,such as hinges, joints, or springs, nor any connecting parts, such ascords, bolts, or rods, to prevent the appropriation of ample room for 106 A. A. MAEKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. the accommodatio
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