Prosthetic Limbs

VIDEO: That's One Fashionable Llama

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 05.03.2012

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Bella the llama has a new fashion accessory: a cheetah-print prosthesis. After stepping in a gopher hole and breaking her back leg about two years...

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WATCH: Why Is That Skull So Stretched?

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 03.08.2012

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Some boys dream of one day owning a race car when they grow up, or perhaps a Fender Stratocaster guitar. Ryan Matthew, one of the stars of the Scie...

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Mom Raises Funds For Prosthetics After Losing 4 Limbs To Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Posted 03.28.2012

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Cyndi Desjardins awoke from a four-week coma to find that she had lost her arms and legs, but not her fighting spirit. After contracting a rare fl...

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British Man Installs Smartphone Dock Into His Artificial Arm

Posted 12.27.2011

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Trevor Prideaux got a helping hand from Nokia after reaching out to technicians for a design that would allow him to install a smartphone dock into hi...

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Patients Duped Into Replacing Perfectly Good Prosthetics?

www.startribune.com | Dan Browning | Posted 11.01.2011

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The manager of prosthetic devices at the University of Minnesota Medical Center has been suspended with pay pending a federal investigation into wheth...

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Teen's Wish For Bionic Hand Granted

AP | Posted 10.15.2011

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AP/HUFFINGTON POST(LONDON) -- Mercedes GP Petronas says a British teen who asked the Formula One team to sponsor his bionic hand has received a new pr...

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Denver Hosting The International Knights Of Columbus Convention

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 10.02.2011

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One of the largest Catholic organizations in the world, the Knights of Columbus, is holding its 129th international convention in Denver and announcin...

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WATCH: College Students Make Disabled Kindergartener Robotic Arm

Posted 07.06.2011

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For Michael Amerman, a kindergartener born without fully functional arms, picking up a crayon or a toy can be a challenge. A group of college student...

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Amy Palmiero-Winters Joins U.S. Track And Field Team -- With Prosthetic Leg

Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Palmiero-Winters is a natural runner. She recently completed one of the most grueling marathons imaginable. She ran 130 miles in under 24 hours. A...

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Jay Tew And His Team: Giving New Limbs To Haitian Amputees

Posted 05.25.2011

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When the devastating earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, Jay Tew knew where he wanted to be -- helping earthquake survivors who had lost limbs find a ...

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NYC Dermatologist Mobilizes the A List to Help Haitian Amputees

Alicia Whitaker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that the Olympics are winding down, with endless images amazing and often dangerous feats of athleticism, media coverage is returning to the ongoing dilemmas in Haiti.

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Insurance Runs Out For 12-Year-Old Boy Without Arm

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Danielle Ivory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Benjamin French was born with his right arm missing below the elbow. In his 12 years, he has been fitted with seven prostheses. His most recent replac...

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Hurt Sea Turtle Gets Plastic Flippers (VIDEO)

National Geographic | Posted 05.25.2011

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A loggerhead sea turtle seemingly injured by a shark was recently fitted with "trial" prosthetics as part of efforts to give the rare animal fully fun...

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"IRON MAN" ROBOT SUIT Cyberdyne: HAL in 2009 (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.17.2011

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Ever dream of being Iron Man? Well, that dream might not be as far fetched as you might think. Cyberdyne, a Japanese company founded Professor Sankai,...

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