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New Limbs Lecture

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Artificial limbs (prostheses)have been provided to amputees from least three thousand years until present times. This lecture will look at the advances in artificial limb technology from the times of the ancient Egyptians until the present day.

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Date and Time

21 May 2013 - 19:00-20:30

Location

Taunton, United Kingdom - icon_popup  (See map)

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Organised by the Somerset and West Wiltshire local network.


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Artificial limbs (prostheses)have been provided to amputees from least three thousand years until present times.   This lecture will look at the advances in artificial limb technology from the times of the ancient Egyptians until the present day.      It will discuss the problems that amputees face in wearing their prostheses and in their operation.  It will also consider the technological milestones in their development with particular emphasis on those limbs currently available to patients both for everyday use and for specialist applications. Future directions in their development as well as look into the use of prostheses for veterinary applications will also be discussed.

 Speaker :Dr Glyn Heath

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For more information, please contact Steve Pearson (stephen.j.pearson@theiet.org).

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