Amputee mobility fix is socket science

摘要

Amputee soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are presenting challenges for prosthesis developers aiming to help service personnel regain normality.rnSaeed Zahedi, technical director of prosthetic and orthotics supplier Chas A Blatchford and Sons, said many soldiers that have suffered blast injuries must undergo above-the-knee amputations of both legs.rnDecades ago these soldiers would likely have been wheelchair bound, he said, because prosthesis fittings in these cases were rarely successful.