[AMP-L] Powered Prosthetics for Amputees [Video]

[Wayne Renardson]

via WILX TV Michigan:

More than two million Americans are living with limb loss.  

Prosthetics are a solution that help with mobility and some function, 
but in most cases, the artificial limbs may be fixed. That means the 
wearer´s movements aren´t natural and may be uncomfortable.  

Greg Phillips, 55, was on his way home on Labor Day 2013, when a car 
pulled out in front of his motorcycle.  

"It was called a compression fracture in which the foot was crushed 
between an 850-pound motorcycle and the rear axle of a car," Phillips 
said.

After two years fighting infection and instability, Phillips and his 
doctors agreed to amputate.

Traditional prosthetics also require the wearer to compensate with 
their hips or back.

The rest of the story, with video, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2hjlbdk9

Wayne R.