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Although 3D printing enables fast, accessible, low cost production of prostheses, the same can't be said for aesthetics. The Exo-Prosthetic leg uses 3D scanning, modeling and printing to create a customizable titanium exoskeleton that replicates the exact form of the amputated limb.
This technology is going to revolutionize our lives, bringing industrial power to our homes. 3D printing has been put to use by printing anything from houses to guitars but more importantly to save lives. However this technology has
Whether or not artificial legs give Oscar Pistorius an advantage, when he runs in the London Olympics, he will circle the track in a very different way from his competitors.
Patients who are missing limbs are generally prescribed socket-type prostheses that are custom-made to fit over their missing arm or leg. Despite two million people in the United States living...
Project Viktoria Modesta AltLimbPro started collaborating with Viktoria Modesta in 2011 when we were looking for a strong, bold and glamorous person to showcase examples of alternative limbs. Viktoria was all that and more. A singer/songwriter and performing artist, Viktoria had a voluntary below-the-knee leg amputation to health issues she’d had since birth and was someone who fully embraced the idea of the body as a canvas for personal expression. I had to transcend my physical body when I had […]
Prosthetic legs are becoming more sophisticated every year. They are not all designed to be used in shower. Lytra is a prosthetic leg that makes it easier for amputees to shower and wash their residual limb. Lytra is made from acrylic sheets. Its height can be adjusted to the level of amputation.More items like this: here Lytra keeps users comfortable and provides them with ample support. More information is available here. *Disclaimer*Our articles may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon […]
Disability in the arts is an aspect within various arts disciplines of inclusive practices involving disability. It manifests itself in the output and mission of some stage and modern dance performing-arts companies, and as the subject matter of individual works of art, such as the work of specific painters and those who draw.
An incredibly long carbon nano-tube ribbon flows behind these high altitude divers much like a strand of smoke. Using their bodies aided by kicks of jet propulsion they produce long wave like shapes with the illuminated ribbons in the night sky. This produces an aurora borealis / fire works effect, but made of humans.
