Socket Shape from Ball Bearings
Gerald Stark
Description
Collection
Title:
Socket Shape from Ball Bearings
Creator:
Gerald Stark
Date:
7/1/2008
Text:
Dear ListServ,
I seem to remember hearing of an early socket design, created shortly
after WWII, that was created by placing a patient's residual limb in
a container of ball bearings. A powerful magnet was applied and the
limb shape was preserved. Does anyone recall hearing of something
similar or is this just an O & P myth?
Thanks,
Gerry
I seem to remember hearing of an early socket design, created shortly
after WWII, that was created by placing a patient's residual limb in
a container of ball bearings. A powerful magnet was applied and the
limb shape was preserved. Does anyone recall hearing of something
similar or is this just an O & P myth?
Thanks,
Gerry
Citation
Gerald Stark, “Socket Shape from Ball Bearings,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/229614.
