Sentence examples for plastic socket from inspiring English sources

At times, the opaque plastic socket of his artificial limb, which fits over his stump, lacerates his skin.

Cain's prosthesis, a white-and-magenta running shoe with a complicated steel-and-plastic ankle joint, rose like a tower from the rubble, a pattern of American flags decorating the calf-size plastic socket that fits his stump.

Metal-on-metal implants were introduced in the UK in the 1990s when they were promoted as offering better mobility than replacements which use a metal ball and plastic socket.

The more complicated prosthesis used in cases of amputation through the hip joint or half of the pelvis usually consists of a plastic socket, in which the person virtually sits; a mechanical hip joint of metal; and a leather, plastic, or wooden thigh piece with the mechanical knee, shin portion, and foot as described above.

Her thigh slides deeper into a flexible plastic socket as she shifts her weight from her right leg to a new prosthetic limb.

Shahad's upper legs fit into the plastic sockets, and the artificial limbs and feet are attached below.

You may need to pull hard or use a pair of pliers to remove mini-bulbs from their plastic sockets.

Reach into the car with the back of your hand facing forward so that the square white plastic removable socket for the lamp passes between your index and middle fingers.

They put gates at the top of stairs, affix cushions to table corners and jam plastic guards into sockets to stop small fingers from getting electrocuted.

Simple wear and tear is involved: as the metal ball of the joint moves inside the polyethylene liner of the socket, tiny plastic particles are produced that cause an inflammatory response.

In the total hip replacement procedure, a metal ball replaces the worn head of the thigh bone and a cup (often plastic) replaces the worn socket.