Prosthetic Technology
The LEGS team is active in research and development of new and existing prosthetic devices. Our current projects include:
- From Dr Tim Mead, medical director at CURE Kenya - "The real news of the week was the arrival of the LEGS team from LeTourneau University... Read More.
- ISPO World Congress - LEGS will be presenting three oral presentations and one poster at the upcoming ISPO World Congress in Leipzig, Germany in May 2010. The presentations will be presented by Dr. Roger Gonzalez, Dr... Read More.
- Upcoming Trips - LEGS is currently planning trips to Kenya, Bangladesh, India and Cambodia in January of 2010... Read More.
- New R & D - Currently, we are working on several different fronts. Domestically, R & D is being conducted for a new prosthetic foot that will also be ultra low-cost as well as highly functional... Read More.
- Digital Networking - Aside from our work on the ground, LEGS is fully entering the world of digital networking... Read More.
- A durable, cheap prosthetic knee is tested for developing countries
Prosthetic limbs in the developing world are often expensive, imported, and not always designed for humid climates and dusty fields. This trifecta of cost, maintenance and durability has stymied treatment before....read more.
