CHAPTER III

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR AMPUTATIONS THROUGH THE THIGH 12 I. Apparatus with bearing upon the ischium 12 1. The shape of the top of the bucket 13 2. Mode of suspension 21 3. Walking on a peg leg and similar appliances 28 4. Walking with free flexion of the knee 33 II. Limbs without bearing upon the ischium 60