The Limbs

The development of artificial limbs for lower limbs.

This project represents a continuous effort of Mauch Laboratories toward the improvement of artificial limbs, particularly for the lower limbs. Work on five items has been underway : A semivoluntary Swing and Stance Control knee mechanism (S-N-S System), an automatically controlled Tri-axial Ankle mechanism, a fully Voluntarily Actuated Swing and Stance Control knee mechanism, a mechanical low-...

Vascular Disorders of the Limbs

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The Future of Artificial Limbs

Arteriography of the Lower Limbs

syncope5 and suppuration in the groin after extra-vascular injection.6 The great danger, however, is that it is radioactive : ill results from this have been reported.9 Sodium iodide is likely to produce severe reactions and much pain, but it is still used for the aorta.10, 11 Organic iodides are the substances now usually employed. The most favoured is diodone (diodrast, Pyelosil). It is prepa...

Arterial Embolism in the Limbs

Material The views expressed in this paper are based on a study of clinical and morbid anatomical material, personally observed by the writer during the period I938 to I954. It comprises: (i) Clinical records of a series of 122 separate incidents of limb embolism in 69 patients. (2) Records of 48 autopsies on patients of the clinical series. (3) An additional series of 269 patients suffering fr...