U.S soldiers in Afghanistan develop simple prosthetic leg using local resources

While we’ve covered many developments in the field of prosthetics, such high-tech advances are beyond the reach of those in the developing world where the rates of amputation due to war are highest. Now U.S. Army soldiers stationed in Afghanistan have developed a simple prototype prosthetic leg that can be constructed using local resources to allow the victims of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and land mines to get back on their feet quickly and cheaply. .. Continue Reading U.S soldiers in Afghanistan develop simple prosthetic leg using local resources

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Mobility, Prosthetics, Prototype, US Army

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