Telescopic Leg

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

127

Date Released

1973

Length of issue (in feet)

443

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: To a patient who relies on an artificial leg it is very important that he can walk naturally. Conventional artificial legs bend at the knee and have to be swung forward in walking, but the new leg automatically telescopes at the knee instead. Thus at each step the artificial leg will clear the ground ready for the next step without any conscious effort by the patient.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Engineering; Disabled persons; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/127

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Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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