PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compactly and surely generate required damping force, and to secure stable operability in a hydraulic shock absorber for a knee joint.;SOLUTION: This hydraulic shock absorber 10 for the knee joint is a double cylinder type composed of an outer cylinder 21 and an inner cylinder 22, and has a flexible volume compensating member 46 for sealing and partitioning a gas chamber 46A in a reservoir chamber 41 formed between the outer cylinder 21 and the inner cylinder 22.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO
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