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To: Red Badger

I walked behind a man with a prosthetic leg and marveled at how natural his gait was.


16 posted on 08/22/2024 8:47:00 AM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: mom.mom

In older times, protheses design and construction was more of an art than a science.
And as such was very expensive.

Even still today, each prostheses has to be custom matched to the remaining limb, or if both limbs are missing must be matched to the patient’s previous height.

I’ve wondered why they don’t make them adjustable. Maybe they do.........


17 posted on 08/22/2024 9:03:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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