prosthetics
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Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs And More Time To Get More Delicious
10:40AM Adam Frucci | Nancy Dickenson and her stepdaughter Martha found a calf with severe frostbite on its hind legs. So of course, they spent thousands of dollars getting it outfitted with prosthetic legs. More »
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2:15AM Jack Loftus | Motola, like so many who must share their lives with former war zones and forgotten minefields, lost a limb in 1999. Thankfully, she walked again today courtesy modern medicine and an artificial limb. The thing is, she’s an elephant. More »
Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks To Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb
2:15AM Jack Loftus | Motola, like so many who must share their lives with former war zones and forgotten minefields, lost a limb in 1999. Thankfully, she walked again today courtesy modern medicine and an artificial limb. The thing is, she’s an elephant. More »
Design
Bionic Animal Legs Are Built For Theatre and/or Enchanted Woodlands
11:40PM Mark Wilson | Human legs are just so bourgeois. You’ll never catch me wearing the last millennium’s leg fashions again. More »
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5-Year-Old Amputee Fitted with High Performance Carbon Fibre Legs
1:50AM Mark Wilson | In 2005, Ellie May Challis lost all of her limbs to meningitis. In 2009, she’s become the youngest person ever fitted with carbon fibre legs. More »
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Elderly Man Sees For First Time in 30 Years With Bionic Eye
3:45PM Elaine Chow | A 73-year-old man was recently given vision again after being outfitted with a “bionic eye.” After 30 years of darkness, he now can see enough to follow white lines on the road and sort socks. More »
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Double-Amputee Wants to Be Part of Ariel’s World with Her Prosthetic Mermaid Tail
1:40PM Gizmodo US Edition | Nadya Vessey was a child when her legs were amputated due to an illness. When asked about them, she said that she was a once mermaid; now with her prosthetic tail, she finally is one. More »
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Amputee Engineer Designs, Installs His Own Robotic Arm
8:17PM John Herrman | After an accidental and tragic arm-lopping, Mark Lesek’s early efforts to find a suitable prosthesis didn’t really pan out. Lesek, a mechanical engineer by trade, took matters into his own hand(s). He made one. More »
Design
Hey, Stop Staring at this Lady’s…Arm
2:20AM Mark Wilson | Designer Hans Alexander Huseklepp believes that prostheses, like glasses, can be both functional and fashionable. More »
Gadgets
Prosthetic Nipples Add That Winter Glow All Year Long
10:00AM Mark Wilson | Even with a perfect figure, it can be difficult to draw attention in the era of outpatient cosmetic surgery. Luckily the Nipple Pheromone is here to help. More »
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