. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... No. 632. No. 633. Dn the extremities, and. second, those that are sensitive on the ex-:remities and forbid the application of weight. The first class, or those that can bear pressure on the usually those that possess the malleoli or ankle bones on the sides}f the extremities, and that have natures coverings on the ends of thexmes. The presence of the malleoli is desirable, as they afford means:or securing the artificial limbs without necessitating shoulder or:high attachments. The nap on an end-bearing stump must b
. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... No. 632. No. 633. Dn the extremities, and. second, those that are sensitive on the ex-:remities and forbid the application of weight. The first class, or those that can bear pressure on the usually those that possess the malleoli or ankle bones on the sides}f the extremities, and that have natures coverings on the ends of thexmes. The presence of the malleoli is desirable, as they afford means:or securing the artificial limbs without necessitating shoulder or:high attachments. The nap on an end-bearing stump must be integumentary, firm, andlealthy. with cicatrices well away from the ends. The stump should>e capable of bearing some pressure on the palm of the hand, a testvhich the patient can apply himself. If the extremity of the stump iscovered by cicatricial tissue, or if the end of the stump is too sensitive o endure the pressure of the hand, prudence will demand that anartificial leg be applied that places the weight at other points than o* he Xo.
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