Knee Joint Photo
Wil Haines
Description
Collection
Title:
Knee Joint Photo
Creator:
Wil Haines
Date:
8/13/2013
Text:
Dear Colleagues and Guests,
Thanks for the many replies regarding the knee joint photo. Most believe
it is an old Pope component and a few think it was USMC. I had forgotten
that USMC purchased Pope Brace and of course they might have sold it as
well. Fillauer likely had a similar joint as well somewhere along the
way. It appears that Becker Orthopedic still has a locking hip joint
that might work for the practitioner who is taking care of this patient.
Evidently, the joint was being used as a hip joint, which was not
uncommon back in the day. I still marvel at those good-ole days without
CNC and CAD backing us up. Things seemed a lot more fun back when we
used blackened fish oil for a protective film on cold rolled steel
sidebars and forged our own drop locks for HD hip joint systems.
Wil Haines, CPO
MaxCare Bionics
Avon, IN 46123
Thanks for the many replies regarding the knee joint photo. Most believe
it is an old Pope component and a few think it was USMC. I had forgotten
that USMC purchased Pope Brace and of course they might have sold it as
well. Fillauer likely had a similar joint as well somewhere along the
way. It appears that Becker Orthopedic still has a locking hip joint
that might work for the practitioner who is taking care of this patient.
Evidently, the joint was being used as a hip joint, which was not
uncommon back in the day. I still marvel at those good-ole days without
CNC and CAD backing us up. Things seemed a lot more fun back when we
used blackened fish oil for a protective film on cold rolled steel
sidebars and forged our own drop locks for HD hip joint systems.
Wil Haines, CPO
MaxCare Bionics
Avon, IN 46123
Citation
Wil Haines, “Knee Joint Photo,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/235495.
