Re: Suspension Sleeves
Richard Hughes
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: Suspension Sleeves
Creator:
Richard Hughes
Date:
4/22/2002
Text:
on 4/22/02 6:45 PM, Gary and Sharon Yackley at <Email Address Redacted> wrote:
> Recently the NKS suspension sleeve manufacturer changed its neoprene supplier
> to one of inferior quality and unpredictable thickness and are now prone to
> seam splitting. What other sleeves are out there that would hold up to a
> professional logger? The gel lined style fall apart almost immediately. The
> NKS lasted 6-8 months per sleeve. This trans-tibial amputee will not accept
> the 1/4 inch thick neoprene because it bunches behind the knee during flexion,
> 1/8 inch only. I thank you in advance for your replies.
>
> Gary M. Yackley C.P.
>
>
> Recently the NKS suspension sleeve manufacturer changed its neoprene supplier
> to one of inferior quality and unpredictable thickness and are now prone to
> seam splitting. What other sleeves are out there that would hold up to a
> professional logger? The gel lined style fall apart almost immediately. The
> NKS lasted 6-8 months per sleeve. This trans-tibial amputee will not accept
> the 1/4 inch thick neoprene because it bunches behind the knee during flexion,
> 1/8 inch only. I thank you in advance for your replies.
>
> Gary M. Yackley C.P.
>
>
Citation
Richard Hughes, “Re: Suspension Sleeves,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218935.