The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-02-23
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lIsh a weekly column OF news orle1s
from the Veterans Administration.
For further information, veterans
should contact or write their near
est VA contact office at Rm. 81,
P. o. Bldg, Billings
NEW-TYPE LEG
OFFICIALLY ADOPTED
After a three-year program
of controlled testing and de-
velopment, the Veterans Ad-
ministration has decided to
make the suction socket artl-
fetal leg available to eligible
veterans who have suffered leg
amputations above the knee.
The VA reports that during
the past two years it has test
ed more than 500 amputee vet
Grams in its experimental pro-
gram on the suction leg. Sue
ceSsful results were obtained In
a great majority OF the cases,
the VA said.
The suction socket leg differs
from the conventional artificl-
! al leg in that it has no pelvic
| hinge or suspension harness.
The leg lis held to the stump
by moderate suction created IN
the closed socket each time the
leg is lifted from the ground
in walking. &%9
The suction socket leg. is de-
signed to give greater freedom
of movement in all directions,
appears more like part of the
body and does away with the
! discomfort of the pelvic belt,
which is a heavy harness with
a steel hinge fitted to the
waist.
The VAS experimental pro-
gram on the suction socket leg
was conducted in cooperation
with artificial limb manufacture
erS, the Army and Navy and
leading medical authorities and
scientists. Besides the more than
500 veterans who were tested in
the VA program, a much larger
number of non-Veteran ampu-
tees have been fitted with sue
cesSful results by the artificial
limb industry.
Also, during the past two
years, short courses have BEEN
conducted in various parts OF
the country to instruct over 300
orthopedic surgeons and limb
filters in the technical details
of prescribing, fabricating and
fitting the suction socket leg.
In January, the suction socket
leg was made available, upon
request, to eligible disabled
veterans through the establish
ed artificial limb program of
the VA. When a new limb is
required to replace an unSer-
viceable limb previously issued
to the veterans, the suction Soc
ket leg may be selected by the
amputee upon medical preScrip-
ton by a surgeon certified by
the VA.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
@. viii the Veterans Admin
istration give a free medical
examination to any veteran?
A. A free medical examination
will be given any veteran when
such an examination is neceS-
Sary to determine the veterans
entitlement to some VA bene-
fit.
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