Abstract
1. This is a report on the production of sockets for above-knee prostheses utilising a composite laminate of synthetic and natural materials and using a principle of total stump contact with the socket, which before fitting is shaped to suit individual stump contours.
2. A new method of taking casts is described, as is the production of the socket, and observations on the use of the prosthesis over the last two and a half years are made.
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