2.) Prosthetics - Moving on With Your Life
The use of prosthetics can help an individual move on with their lives after an amputation. Most amputations that occur happen in an individuals lower extremities, but the loss of an arm is not unheard of. When naming prostheses for the legs it is important to call them by their right names.
The use of prosthetics can help an individual move on with their lives after an amputation. Most amputations that occur happen in an individuals lower extremities, but the loss of an arm is not unheard of. When naming prostheses for the legs it is important to call them by their right names.
There are bk and ak prostheses. These are acronyms that define the prosthesis by the level at which it exists. For example, a "bk" stands for below knee, while "AK" refers to as above knee prosthetics.
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