CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| GENERAL INTRODUCTION | [v] |
| PREFACE | [xiii] |
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH EDITION | [xv] |
| CHAPTER I | |
| GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIMB | [1] |
| CHAPTER II | |
| GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FITTING FOR THE LOWER LIMB | [6] |
| CHAPTER III | |
| ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR AMPUTATIONS THROUGH THE THIGH | [12] |
| I. Apparatus with bearing upon the ischium | [12] |
| 1. The shape of the top of the bucket | [13] |
| 2. Mode of suspension | [21] |
| 3. Walking on a peg leg and similar appliances | [28] |
| 4. Walking with free flexion of the knee | [33] |
| II. Limbs without bearing upon the ischium | [60] |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| ARTIFICIAL LIMB FOR DISARTICULATION AT THE HIP JOINT | [64] |
| CHAPTER V | |
| ARTIFICIAL LIMBS WITH FREE KNEE JOINT FOR AMPUTATION THROUGH THE LEG | [66] |
| I. Appliances with bearing upon the tuberosities of the tibia | [67] |
| II. Appliances with end bearing only | [77] |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| PARTIAL AMPUTATIONS OF THE FOOT | [81] |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR AMPUTATION THROUGH THE FOREARM | [84] |
| I. Points of attachment | [85] |
| II. Elbow joint | [90] |
| III. The artificial hand and appliances | [96] |
| A. The artificial hand | [97] |
| B. Appliances for use in place of the hand | [108] |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR AMPUTATION THROUGH THE ARM | [129] |
| I. Artificial arm | [132] |
| II. Worker's arm | [138] |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR DISARTICULATION THROUGH THE SHOULDER JOINT AND AMPUTATION THROUGH THE DELTOID MUSCLE | [143] |
| CHAPTER X | |
| SOME GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN THE RE-EDUCATION OF THE DISABLED | [145] |
| INDEX | [159] |
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS