[AMP-L] Canada Offering Revolutionary Prosthesis Technique to Lower-limb Amputees [Video]

[Wayne Renardson]

via Edmonton AB & University of Alberta:

A new kind of prosthesis that gives amputees the chance to once again feel
the ground they're walking on is available in western Canada.

A team at the University of Alberta's BLINC Lab in Edmonton – which
specializes in developing bionic limbs – is one of two in Canada
researching osseointegration.

The technique sees a surgeon insert a titanium rod into a patient's
remaining bone. The bone fuses to the rod and the flesh heals around it,
except for a small length at one end which remains visible outside the
body. The prosthesis can be clicked on and off that end of the rod.

"Yeah, they shove a rod in your leg, but it's great," laughed amputee
Stephanie Gansekoele.

The rest of the story, with photos & video, here:

https://tinyurl.com/26unzv6c

Wayne R.
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