VERY INTERESTING: PROSTETICS

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Interesting facts about prosthetics

• A prosthetic, or prosthesis is an artificial limb that is made to replace a missing body part following an accident or disease.
• Nearly 75 percent of amputations are caused by diabetes and cardiovascular complication.
• The most common type of amputation is a below-knee amputation.
• Most prosthetics are constructed with lightweight carbon fiber, aluminum and titanium components.
• The average prosthetic lasts three to five years.
• All prosthetics are custom-made to each individual patient, taking several factors into consideration, such as health, lifestyle, age and weight.
• Most amputees wear a stump shrinker, which is a compression sock that keeps the limb from swelling when the prosthesis is not on their limb.
• The "socket" is the custom-made carbon fiber cup in which the residual limb is seated into.
• There are many ways to hold a prosthetic leg on the limb including suction, locking and elevated vacuum.
• Most amputees wear a silicone gel liner that helps to cushion and protect the limb during walking.
• The use of elevated vacuum systems in sockets helps in healing the limb, maintaining size and decreasing weight of the prosthesis.
• The oldest known prosthetic was found in Cairo, Egypt in 2000. It was estimated that the wood and leather prosthetic toe was nearly 3,000 years old.
• Phantom limb sensation is the feeling of the missing limb still being attached to the body.
• Most patients begin the process of getting a prosthetic when the residual limb has fully healed following surgery.
• In the U.S., it is estimated that one in every 200 people have suffered from limb loss.

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