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  2. Peg leg - Wikipedia

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    Even as vendors touted advantages of more complicated prostheses over simple peg legs, [3] according to a contemporary surgeon, many patients found a peg leg more comfortable for walking. [4] According to medical reports, some amputees were able to adjust to the use of a peg leg so well that they could walk 10, or even 30, miles in one day. [5]

  3. Jaipur foot - Wikipedia

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    A Jaipur foot in production. The Jaipur foot, also known as the Jaipur leg, is a rubber-based prosthetic leg for people with below-knee amputations.Although inferior in many ways to the composite carbon fibre variants, its variable applicability and cost efficiency make it an acceptable choice for prosthesis.

  4. 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.

  5. Her baby girl’s deformed limbs inspired her to provide free ...

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    The IREDE Foundation has provided more than 500 artificial limbs at no cost LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The accident that […] The post Her baby girl’s deformed limbs inspired her to provide free ...

  6. Model, 28, with Limb Difference Carries Her Prosthetic Legs ...

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    In 2019, Mariah was gifted two new legs, by the people who made her first prosthetic. One of the legs featured an arched foot, which opened her world of shoe possibilities, both on the stage and off.

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

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    The prosthetic was made using a Tuuk blade, which is normally found at the bottom of a skate boot. The skate allows him to move more freely on the ice, from performing crossover turns to even ...

  8. Therdchai Jivacate - Wikipedia

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    Therdchai Jivacate (Thai: เทอดชัย ชีวะเกตุ, RTGS: Thoetchai Chiwaket, born 1941) is a Thai orthopedic surgeon and inventor known for his humanitarian activities in providing free prosthetic limbs to impoverished amputees, and for his development of techniques allowing low-cost, high-quality prostheses to be made from local materials.

  9. Nigerian group provides hundreds of prosthetic limbs to ... - AOL

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    The accident that broke 10-year-old Princess Igbinosa's right leg could have crushed her dreams of becoming a model in a country where not many can afford prosthetics to cope with life and fight ...