Northwestern University suspension casting technique for hemipelvectomy and hip disarticulation.
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A search for better limbs: prosthetics research at Northwestern University.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago established the first private Amputee Clinic in the Chicago area in 1954 . In 1958, with financing by the Veterans Administration, a prosthetics research facility was established in the physical facilities of the Rehabilitation Institute by the Department of Orthopaedics, Northwestern University Medical School. From its inception the activities of the Pro...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Artificial limbs
دوره 10 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1966