Eschen, John N.
PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES
1948: NY. John N. Eschen Co.. . . Catalog. Illustrated gray-green cover is somewhat heavier than posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Numerous b/w illus (some with one color added) including drawings and photos. MEDICAL. Webster defines Prosthesis as " The addition to the human body of some artificial part to replace one wanting, as a leg, eye or tooth. " This is a catalog of the prostheses offered for sale by the John N. Eschen Co. , but it is also a textbook on the different types of amputations (single toe, instep, ankle, below-knee, double, , writst joint, forearm, short below-elbow, elbow joint, above elbow, shoulder joint, cineplastic, double arm) and the prostheses needed for each type of amputation. Plus there is information on: Post-operative care of the stump; peg legs; the weight of an artificial limb; artificial limbs for children and infants; Lofstrand aluminum featherweight crutches; and a section on surgical appliances (trusses, surgical garments, abdominal supporter, sacro-iliac supporter, garter hose, elastic knee cap) . ; 9" Tall; 62 pages. Contents are almost like new.. . ISBN Number:. Keywords:[]
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