Artificial Limbs

Artificial Limbs

Artificial LimbsThe details of the manufacture of artificial limbs naturally differ greatly in different countries. So much...
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Author: Broca, Auguste,1859-1924
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Language: English
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Artificial Limbs

Artificial Limbs

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Artificial Limbs

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Author: Broca, Auguste,1859-1924
Format: eBook
Language: English

Artificial Limbs

The details of the manufacture of artificial limbs naturally differ greatly in different countries. So much so that at first sight it might appear useless to introduce into England and America the account given in this work of the methods adopted in France. But, as the authors state in their preface, the principles remain the same whatever the details of the methods used. In the lower limb the essentials to be studied are the points upon which weight can be taken, the "Bearing Points," the proper method of fitting the stump, the principles of securing stability and the mechanism of the knee and ankle joints. These remain unalterable whatever be the material used and whatever be the details of manufacture. In England it has for a long time been understood that every sailor or soldier who has lost a limb has the right to expect that he will be supplied with a good artificial substitute. And, further, it has been taken for granted that this will, in the case of the lower limb, be a full artificial leg and not a peg leg. Therefore the standard pattern has in England been a full limb, and the peg has only been supplied as a temporary appliance, and as an alternative appliance to be used when the other limb requires alteration or repair. For this reason the possibilities of the peg leg, except in its simplest form, have perhaps been neglected in this country, and a study of the French methods of making these peg legs, particularly the convertible peg leg, is well worth while. The introduction of American artificial legs into[xvi] this country has not been so revolutionary in its results as it is apparently in France, for we have been accustomed for many years to make the bucket out of a single piece of willow. The alterations in our methods introduced recently from America are essentially the following ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 55739
Author: Broca, Auguste
Release Date: Oct 13, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Ducroquet, Charles, 1872-1929


Translator: Elmslie, Reginald Cheyne, 1878-1940

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