| abstract |
A method of making a limb prosthesis for an amputee patient comprises rectifying the relevant limb stump (20) by the application thereto of at least one moulding (16,17,18) of viscoelastic material precast to a predetermined shape, taking an impression (30) of the rectified stump, and using the impression to determine the shape of a stump-receiving cup in the prosthesis. The impression is suitably taken by wrap casting around the rectified stump, and the cup shape determined by casting a replica (31,32) in the wrap cast as a mould, to allow formation of the cup on the replica. Mouldings for this method are suitably provided as an assembly on a common support (10) having discrete depressed zones (13,14,15) in which a ppropriate material is cast for use in the production of a particular form of prosthesis. An assembly for a leg prosthesis of patella borne form suitably comprises two disc mouldings (17,18) to cover the tibial condylar protuberances and a strip moulding to cover the front of the tibia. |