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Identifier: treatiseonartif00mark (find matches)
Title: A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: (Marks, George Edwin), 1853-1932. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Artificial limbs
Publisher: New York city, A. A. Marks
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ng evidences of the severity of theblizzard of March, 1SS7. This man was attending to his duties in therailroad service when the unexpected storm came upon him, and beforehe could find shelter both feet and both hands were frozen. Hewas discovered in an almost lifeless condition and taken to ahospital. It was found necessary to amputate the right handthrough the metacarpals, the left hand near its base, the great toeof the right foot, and the left foot a little above the ankle. Cut No.1006 represents a pair of artificial hands and one artificial leg applied.Each hand was made with moving thumbs, which were connectedwith levers that were operated by the forearm. When the stumpswere flexed the levers would force the thumbs to close with consider-able power ; when the stumps were extended the force applied to the A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. 261 levels was reversed and the thumbs were caused to abduct. Aleg was applied to the left lower extremity, and by these appliances
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No. 1006. No. 1007. this person was enabled to walk acceptably and labor and earn his ownlivelihood. Cut No. 1007 represents him as he appears in daily life. 262 A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. PARTIAL HAND AMPUTATIONS. Amputations that have been made in the palms of the hands orthrough the fingers are capable of prothetic treatment, that not onlyrestores natural appearances to the mutilated members, but enhancesthe utility of the remaining parts to a considerable degree. If a largepart of the hand has been removed, the artificial part will prove ofgreater value than if but a small part is removed. If the fingers areamputated and the thumb remains, artificial fingers will provide amedium against which the thumb can be pressed, thus restoring in ameasure the valuable grasping power of the hand. When only a partof a finger is amputated, it is not regarded as important that an arti-

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  • bookyear:1901
  • bookdecade:1900
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:_Marks__George_Edwin___1853_1932___from_old_catalog_
  • booksubject:Artificial_limbs
  • bookpublisher:New_York_city__A__A__Marks
  • bookcontributor:The_Library_of_Congress
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  • bookleafnumber:264
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  • bookcollection:americana
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