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2. Flex-Foot Cheetah - Wikipedia

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   2 "bladerunners" using this sort of prosthetic foot. CGI image. The Flex-Foot Cheetah is a prosthetic human foot replacement developed by biomedical engineer Van Phillips, who had lost a leg below the knee at age 21; the deficiencies of existing prostheses led him to invent this new prosthesis.

3. Orthotics - Wikipedia

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   The transition from an orthosis to a prosthesis can be fluid. An example is compensating for a leg length discrepancy, equivalent to replacing a missing part of a limb. Another example is the replacement of the forefoot after a forefoot amputation. This treatment is often made from a combination of a prosthesis to replace the forefoot and an ...

4. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, a prosthesis (pl.: prostheses; from Ancient Greek: πρόσθεσις, romanized: prósthesis, lit. 'addition, application, attachment'), [1] or a prosthetic implant, [2] [3] is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder).

5. In Bolivia, amputees strap on hyperrealistic prosthetic limbs

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   In Bolivia, amputees strap on hyperrealistic prosthetic limbs September 23, 2023 at 8:08 PM (This Sept. 21 story has been corrected to fix the surname of the engineer in paragraphs 6 and 8)

6. Hugh Herr - Wikipedia

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   Hugh Herr climbs the wall at the MIT Media Lab's h2.0 symposium on May 9, 2007, watched by fellow bilateral amputee Aimee Mullins. While a postdoctoral fellow at MIT in biomedical devices, Herr began working on advanced leg prostheses and orthoses, devices that emulate the functionality of the human leg. [1]

7. Costco executive warns of price hikes because of Trump ... - AOL

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   The president-elect has said he plans to slap a 25% levy on all goods entering the US from Mexico and Canada. Costco executive warns of price hikes because of Trump tariffs: ‘When it rains, it ...

8. Cold weather forecasts for January spark a 24% surge in ...

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   The price of natural gas is up 176% since its 2024 intra-day low reached in mid-February and up about 90% since its early August lows. Cold weather forecasts for January spark a 24% surge in ...

9. Hemicorporectomy - Wikipedia

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   "A New Concept in Prosthetic Interface Design for Hemicorporectomy Amputees Using ROHO Compression Therapy: A Case Study From a CPO's Perspective". Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics. 16 (4): 104– 112. doi: 10.1097/00008526-200410000-00003. S2CID 72553863