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. 2017 Jan 17;41(3):237–245. doi: 10.1177/0309364616685229

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Example of a symmetrical residual limb shape wherein the area of the residual limb bounded by the reference line and posterior or lateral edges of the limb are approximately the same: this area represents the material to be removed during rectification of the positive model. Cross-sectional diagrams show the plaster removed based on whether the residual limb is considered symmetrical or asymmetrical.