Austin-Moore Self-Locking Hip Prosthesis
Austin-Moore Self-Locking Hip Prosthesis
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- Description
- The Austin Moore self-locking hip prosthesis was developed by Austin Talley Moore (1899-1963), an orthopedic surgeon in Columbia, S.C. The first example was implanted in 1940.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Hip Prosthesis
- hip joint, artificial
- prosthesis
- Date made
- About 1973
- Measurements
- overall: 20.02 cm x 3.6 cm x 6 cm; 7 7/8 in x 1 7/16 in x 2 3/8 in
- overall: 1 5/8 in x 7 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 19.685 cm x 6.6675 cm
- ID Number
- MG.306404.03
- accession number
- 306404
- catalog number
- 306404.03
- Credit Line
- Howmedica Incorporated
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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