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Description: | Platform extension prosthesis for a young child with a short right leg and unstable hip. Blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing corset with adjustable side steels (to allow for lengthening as child grows), connected to wooden shin and shaped platform which supports a lace-up bootee socket. Wooden foot with rigid ankle and felt foot. Made by Hanger in 1950. (Weight: 2 lbs 0.9 kg). | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | prosthetic leg | Temporal: | 1952 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Hanger | Identifier: | 1999-499 | Go to resource |
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