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Pioneering Prosthetic Treatments Help Amputees Get Their Lives Back On Track

Within the past few years many fantastic developments in prosthetics have been made. From 3D printing and skeletal infused implants to responsive mechanical prosthetics, the medical advances have been ground breaking, providing victims of amputation and those born without limbs a new alternative, greater comfort and increased mobility.


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It’s like they’ve given me my leg back. I know that sounds a bit trite. With this thing I just click the stump on in the morning and I can walk as far as I like, do anything I want within reason. There’s no limit.

Within the past few years many fantastic developments in prosthetics have been made. From 3D printing and skeletal infused implants to responsive mechanical prosthetics, the medical advances have been ground breaking, providing victims of amputation and those born without limbs a new alternative, greater comfort and increased mobility.

Freeclaim Solicitors look at 3 of the most interesting forms of prosthesis currently being explored. 

3D Printing
3D printing technology has now extended its reach into the world of prosthetics, and has recently provided young people from different parts of the country with new, affordable prosthetic hands.

Daniel Melville, 23 from Reading is one of the first in the UK to receive a prosthetic hand made entirely by a 3D printer.

Daniel, who was born without his right hand, was fitted with a bionic replacement by an engineer who scanned his left hand and then created another with a 3D printer. In just 20 minutes, Mr Gibbard, 24, founder of Open Bionics, and the engineer behind the project had made a 3D scan of Daniel’s left arm with the aid of an iPad. After a mere 40 hours a brand new arm was printed and ready to use for just £300.

As prosthetic limbs can be extremely expensive, with some bionic arms costing around £70,000, this could be a step in the right direction in finding cost effective, albeit temporary solutions, for children and young adults who need to update their prosthesis once a year as they grow.

ITAP
A man in North London is one of 20 enjoying the benefits of a pioneering prosthetic implant, which enables artificial limbs to be directly attached to a human skeleton.

Where prosthetic limbs were once designed to only fit over the damaged area, doctors in North London have successfully attached a prosthetic leg to a man’s skeleton in a way that helps prevent infection and discomfort.

Intraosseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis or ITAP in short, involves the insertion of a metal implant directly to the bone and passes through the skin for the prosthetic to be attached. This type of implant provides users with a new level of much needed comfort and control and is a positive development in the way of reducing skin infections and pressure sores.

Mark O’Leary, 40, from South London said: “It’s like they’ve given me my leg back. I know that sounds a bit trite. With this thing I just click the stump on in the morning and I can walk as far as I like, do anything I want within reason. There’s no limit.”

Powered Prosthetics
Scientists from the University of Texas have created a new powered prosthetic that can allow amputees to walk almost as fast as an able-bodied person.

Researchers studied the human gait cycle intensively, breaking it down to a single variable through mathematical theorems and then implemented this variable into mechanical prosthesis.  These algorithms consider the dimensions of the residual thigh, including height, weight and dimension when walking and then transferred this data to the bionic prosthesis, enabling users to walk at speeds of 3.2 feet/s – a notable breakthrough considering an able bodied person walks at speeds of 4.2 feet/s. This new type of prosthesis is still in the development stage but paints a promising picture of how prosthetic manoeuvrability is evolving fast.

These new technologies are providing amputees with increased mobility, greater levels of comfort and cost effective solutions that can help in their overall wellbeing, encouraging exercise, reducing injuries and increasing their ability to perform the same tasks as an able bodied person would.

Those who have lost limbs whether through personal injury or ill health can face a trying time fighting to get prosthetics that could help them on the road to recovery.

Due to the high cost of prosthetics and the vast amount of rehabilitation programs users will have to undertake to try and get their life back on track, an accident resulting in the loss of a limb can put victims and their families in severe financial strife.

The emotional and physical ramifications from a loss of a limb can be traumatic – the last thing anyone needs is to have to worry about the costs associated with recovery. This is why a compensation claim for clients who have suffered amputation after an accident is so important.

Freeclaim solicitors specialise in helping victims of serious injuries and amputations claim the compensation they deserve. Our approach is to ensure the best possible recovery as quickly as possible. We can help not only with the legal aspects of your claim, but we will also help in organising physical and emotional treatment and rehabilitation programmes so you can have access the best possible experts from the outset.

Call us today on 0800 612 7340 to speak to one of our specialist serious injury solicitors about starting your claim. We offer a free consultation with absolutely no obligation. Or visit our website http://www.freeclaim.co.uk/ to find out more.


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