[sudo-discuss] hacking broken ankles (knee scooters, etc)

[Jake]

oh no romy that sucks!

well, people used to use prosthetic legs which were basically a lower leg 
that you kneel on top of.  so picture an upside-down L and your bad leg is 
bent at the knee 90 degrees.  your lower leg is strapped onto the top part 
of the upside down L.

you put a bunch of padding on the top, and use padding on the back of your 
calf, and then you can wear it for hours and walk on it just fine.

people whose feet or legs were chopped below the knee walked around on 
such things their whole life.

like this:
http://gajitz.com/running-start-temporary-prosthetic-for-lower-leg-injuries/