. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... T which the requirements may be met in a complete andsatisfactory manner. Sometimes persons afflicted in this manner wearshoes with thick cork soles and heels, or with iron frames attached tothe bottoms of their shoes. Walking with such appliances is neither. No. 789. Ill i, li No. 790. No. 791. pleasant, comfortable, nor natural. They only restore length, do notsupport the limb nor conceal the deficiency. Cut No. 789 represents an amputation at the ankle joint, with stumpfrom the knee down affected with elephantasis; knee, thigh,
. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... T which the requirements may be met in a complete andsatisfactory manner. Sometimes persons afflicted in this manner wearshoes with thick cork soles and heels, or with iron frames attached tothe bottoms of their shoes. Walking with such appliances is neither. No. 789. Ill i, li No. 790. No. 791. pleasant, comfortable, nor natural. They only restore length, do notsupport the limb nor conceal the deficiency. Cut No. 789 represents an amputation at the ankle joint, with stumpfrom the knee down affected with elephantasis; knee, thigh, and hipnormal. An artificial leg represented by cut No. 790 was devised forthe case. Cut No. 791 represents a front view of the leg. The socketwas fitted to receive the leg and stump from the rear. When the stumpwas put in place, a leather sheath, capable of being laced with anydegree of tension, surrounded both stump and socket; the sheath heldthe stump in the socket and applied a gradual and accommodatingpressure; the thigh piece and knee joints provided additional rubber foot applied to the extremity completed the structure. 156 A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. Cut No. 792 represents a deformed right leg. The leg reaches to theankle and terminates in a bony enlargement, admitting of pres
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