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  2. Amputation - Wikipedia

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    Minor amputations generally refer to the amputation of digits. Major amputations are commonly below-knee- or above-knee amputations. Common partial foot amputations include the Chopart, Lisfranc, and ray amputations. Common forms of ankle disarticulations include Pyrogoff, Boyd, and Syme amputations. [11]

  3. Hugh Herr - Wikipedia

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    The robotic ankle-foot prosthesis, which mimics the action of a biological leg and, for the first time, provides transtibial amputees with a natural gait, was named to the same Time top-ten list in 2007. [12] Herr presenting prosthetic legs at TED 2014, where he first demonstrated a running gait under neural command.

  4. Post-9/11 amputee vets say VA care is failing them: ‘I had a ...

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    A single high-end prosthetic can top $100,000, and the GAO found the Veterans Health Administration spent a whopping $15.4 billion on care related to veterans’ prosthetics between 2015 and 2019.

  5. Gait deviations - Wikipedia

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    An amputation between the knee and ankle joints transecting the tibia, or shinbone, is referred to as a transtibial amputation. In this situation, the patient may retain volitional control over the knee joint. The cause of amputation may dictate the length of the residual limb and the corresponding level of control of the prosthesis.

  6. Smart prosthetic ankle can adapt to uneven ground - AOL

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    Now, however, a new prosthetic ankle is overcoming these challenges. Prosthetic limbs have evolved considerably from the rudimentary wooden appendages of just a few decades ago. They can be bionic ...

  7. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    In the prosthetics industry, a trans-radial prosthetic arm is often referred to as a "BE" or below elbow prosthesis. Lower-extremity prostheses provide replacements at varying levels of amputation. These include hip disarticulation, transfemoral prosthesis, knee disarticulation, transtibial prosthesis, Syme's amputation, foot, partial foot, and ...

  8. NHL amputee returns to ice with prosthetic leg, custom skate

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    Still, even after the amputation, Cunningham has remained an active member of the hockey world and is now working on getting his on-ice skills back with the help of his custom-made prosthetic.

  9. Rotationplasty - Wikipedia

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    Rotationplasty allows the use of the knee joint, whereas amputation would result in loss of that joint. Therefore, it provides a better attachment point and range of motion for a prosthetic limb. As a result, children who have had rotationplasty can play sports, run, climb, and do more than would be possible with a jointless prosthetic.

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