Accession Number:

AD0669238

Title:

MANUAL FOR PREPARATION OF A POROUS PTB SOCKET WITH SOFT DISTAL END

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC ARMY MEDICAL BIOMECHANICAL RESEARCH LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Hill, James T.
• Mouhot, Henry
• Plumb, Robert E.

Report Date:

1968-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

A simplified procedure for preparing PTB sockets is described. Preimpregnation of the stockinet and evaporation of solvent prior to layup results in a stronger, more porous socket.

Descriptors:

• *PROSTHETICS
• ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
• JOINTS(ANATOMY)
• POROSITY
• PREPARATION

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Laminates and Composite Materials

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE