Beyond War and Military Medicine: Social Factors in the Development of Prosthetics Jeffrey S. Reznick, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 89, Issue 1, Pages 188-193 (January 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.148 Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 “A full day and full pay on a pair of Double Slip Socket Legs.” Descriptive and illustrative catalog of artificial legs with the patent adjustable double slip socket.24(p94) This is one of several images and associated captions throughout the catalog that conveyed the important message of continued productivity for the rail company and employment of its workers. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 188-193DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.148) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Cover of a catalog published by the Carnes Artificial Limb Company. The Carnes Arm puts you on the pay roll.25 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 188-193DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.148) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A) A woman at work beyond her home, specifically in an office using her Marks artificial hand. Examples of such hands, (B) with fingers positioned passively and (C) with related devices, from which women could choose to pursue work inside and outside the home.26(p226,188,191) Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 188-193DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.148) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 (A) “Fitting-Rooms—Private.”27(p20) (B) “Interior of the Largest Artificial Limb Manufactory in the World” (cut-away view).26(p430) (C) Detail of figure 4B (lower-left corner) showing the company’s employment of a women at its front desk as well as an attendant assisting a woman with an artificial-limb fitting.26(p430) Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 188-193DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.148) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 A motorcyclist (A) with amputation at knee joint and (B) with below-knee amputation in action. Descriptive and illustrative catalog of artificial legs with the patent adjustable double slip socket.24(p112-3) Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 188-193DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.148) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions