Jackie Coventry
I have known Jackie for many years and we have both developed a very good level of trust and understanding. Jackie has a very difficult residual limb (stump) and it has taken a while to achieve what now is a very good and comfortable prosthetic socket. For all intense and purposes, Jackie leads a normal life. She has secured NHS funding to attend our clinic and we have produced several limbs for her. Jackie tells me that the comfort she has achieved with the prosthetic sockets has meant that she can reduce the overall time needed to maintain her prosthesis and, as a result, lead a more active life.
Mark Ledger, Senior Prosthetist.
"As an amputee from birth, I believe everyone deserves the chance to have good looking, comfortable and functional prosthetic devices. Ten years ago, I read Heather Mills' autobiography and was one of the first patients in the UK to gain NHS funding for a prosthesis with a silicone cover.
Unfortunately, it was never really a perfect fit in terms of comfort and function. Then I heard about Dorset Orthopaedic and its reputation as a centre of excellence. Mark Ledger at Dorset helped me prepare a case to present to the Primary Care Trust.
I love everything about the company. They helped me realise that great prosthetic limbs aren't just for the rich and people with private medical cover. You're not shooting for the moon if you want a comfortable and cosmetically attractive limb."
Jackie Coventry
