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Yusuf*, is being fitted for a new socket - the flexible joint between his real arm and the plastic lower arm and hand.
His left arm stump was scanned, and he'll get a new made-to-measure socket.
The socket is the most sensitive part: it is a separate piece that has to fit snugly on the patient’s remaining limb stump, without too much chafing or slipping: each is uniquely shaped.
Once that is secure, arms and hands, with the proportions, and skin tone, based on the patient’s other side, can be attached.
This shape is unique to every patient, and can go through several iterations before getting just the right fit.
The trial copy is of a thinner plastic than the final version, which is a heavier, more rubbery substance for comfort and flexibility.
Here Yusuf tries on the dummy socket for fit.
- Credits Ben Parker/IRIN
- Themes Solutions and Innovations
- Regions Middle East and North Africa Jordan