Excerpt from Manual of Artificial Limbs: Copiously Illustrated; Artificial Toes, Feet, Legs, Fingers, Hands, Arms, for Amputations and Deformities, Appliances for Excisions, Fractures, and Other Disabilities of Lower and Upper Extremities, Suggestions on Amputations, Treatment of Stumps, History Modern skill has brought no more useful aid to humanity than the artificial limb which transforms a helpless member of society into a useful one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.