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A certified prosthetist ensures accuracy of the above-knee prosthesis prior to having cosmetic cover installed.
A technician uses acrylic resins mixed with colored pigments to saturate the recommended lay-up in fabrication of the prosthetic socket.
A computerized carving machine carves the negative mold for an AFO (ankle foot orthosis) that was digititzed from the patient's involved limb.
A technician shapes an above-knee prosthesis cosmetic cover to specified measurements taken from the patients remaining limb.
A technician puts the finishing touches on a below-knee prosthesis.
A technician is pulling warmed plastic over a modified above-knee mold under vacuum to fabricate a test socket.
Practitioners reviewing x-rays to evaluate appropriate function before delivery.
A myoelectric hand is being checked for appropriate function before delivery.
An orthotist is hand modifying a plaster model in preparation to fabricate a lower extremity orthosis.
 


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