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

[Romy Ilano]

Thanks Jake! I'm going to check out FlexLeg. It looks like a very
interesting option.  I like the fact that they rent the devices out too,
giving people the option not to buy them.

https://www.flexleg.com/

Life is a lot different with an injury. And now I'm wading through the
complexities of the health insurance system...
I'm much more empathetic to people in wheelchairs and with artificial legs.
[empathy is a lot better than sympathy!]




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Romy Ilano
romy at snowyla.com




On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> 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/
>
>
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