When people ask whats on my leg, and I respond with it’s a prosthesis – They give me a blank stare. I’m an amputee…it’s fake….
So what is a prosthesis?
There are many components that make up an artificial limb. There are many similarities between an arm & a leg.
Both use a
- liner
- socket
- suspension system
Suspension System Options
- pin & lock
- atmospheric
- elevated vacuum
Arm
- hand of some sort
- the hook is still the most functional hand out there!
- lots of tech out there!
- 3D printed hands
- http://enablingthefuture.org/
Leg
- ankle/foot of some sort
- sach most basic
- hydraulic
- RUSH (I wear this one)
Function or Fashion?
- cosmetic covers
- skin
- 3d printed
- https://www.alleles.ca/
- robot
I’ve built some prosthetics myself & have uploaded videos of them on my youtube channel check it out here!
Go to our Get Help page for more resources about prosthetics!
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