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KConnolly shared this link on 5/14/2017
How a Prosthetic Leg Is Made!: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

"If you've had your leg, or part of your leg amputated you are most commonly an AKA (above the knee/trans-femoral amputation) or a BKA (below the knee/trans tibial amputation) both legs require a few different methods and less or more steps to make.

This Instructable will focus on a Below the knee leg because it has the least amount of steps, I will show some various fabrication methods and components along the way."

How a Prosthetic Leg Is Made!: 5 Steps (with Pictures)
5/14/2017

Being an amputee is difficult, no two ways about it. No matter what the circumstances behind an amputation are for a person, the loss of a limb is almost always a traumatic, strange, and depressing thing to endure and accept.  Fortunately the field of orthotics, prosthetics, and physical therapy have advanced tremendously to allow amputees the best quality of life possible through advances in technology and education. If you've had your leg, or part of your leg amputated you are most commonly an AKA (above the knee/trans-femoral amputation) or a BKA (below the knee/trans tibial amputation) both legs require a few different methods and less or more steps to make.  This instructable will focus on a Below the knee leg because it has the least amount of steps, I will show some various fabrication methods and components along the way.  This is a picture driven Instructable, so follow along with ...

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