by: Ashna, Aseret, Alexis, and Kayah PROSTHETIC LIMBS!
Animals can use prosthetic limbs.
In fact, all the components
used to make a human
prosthetic limb is used to make
an animal prosthetic limb.
ANIMAL PROSTHETIC LIMBS!
Also before a century vets couldn’t use prosthetic limbs
on animals if they had suffered many traumas , so they
would have to euthanasia which
was the only option. {Euthanasia is a type of shot that
painlessly kills you.} Dog Video
ANIMAL PROSTHETICS!
A major difference of
newer materials like plastics and
carbon –fiber composite. Prosthetic
limbs become stronger,
lighter, and more
realistic.
HOW PROSTHETIC LIMBS WORK?
The pylon is the skeleton of the prosthetic limb. The socket is the
part that interfaces with the
patients limb stump. The
suspension system keeps the limb attached o the
body.
HOW DO PROSTHETIC LIMBS WORK?
A transdrail prothesis is an
artificail limbs that replaces an arm
missing below the elbow.
A transhumeral limbs is and artifical limbs that replaces
an arm missing above the elbow.
TYPES OF PROSTETIC LIMBS
A transbital prothesis is an artiail limb that
replaces a leg missing below the knee.A transfermoral
prothesis is an aftifail limbs that replaces a leg missing above the knee.
TYPES OF PROSTETIC LIMBS
A prosthetic limb was dated back between
950 and 710 B.C.The earliest
historical accounts of prosthetic limb use
was recorded in Greek and Roman
times.
ANCIENT PROSTHETICS!
In the year 2000,
researchers in Cairo, Egypt unheathered
what they believed to be
the oldest documented
artificial body part – a
prosthetic toe made of wood and leather.
ANCIENT PROSTHETICS!