Re: Shock and Torque absorbing pylons
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Re: Shock and Torque absorbing pylons
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In a message dated 08/24/1999 8:12:50 AM Central Daylight Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
<< That was to be my next post (Benefits of shock and torque absorbing
pylons-should we be using more of them) >>
With this renewed interest is shock absorbing systems does anyone know why
systems like the Winkley Slip Socket dating from the Civil War stopped being
used?
Is this renewed interest a case of old ideas with new materials? Is anyone
looked at updating this old technology? I heard that someone on the West
coast was making a hammock type socket.
Al Pike, CP
<URL Redacted>
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
<< That was to be my next post (Benefits of shock and torque absorbing
pylons-should we be using more of them) >>
With this renewed interest is shock absorbing systems does anyone know why
systems like the Winkley Slip Socket dating from the Civil War stopped being
used?
Is this renewed interest a case of old ideas with new materials? Is anyone
looked at updating this old technology? I heard that someone on the West
coast was making a hammock type socket.
Al Pike, CP
<URL Redacted>
Citation
“Re: Shock and Torque absorbing pylons,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212652.
