Amputees face issues for their entire lives, since it is a very touchy subject. One of the most common reasons for amputation is military injuries, car accidents, or infections. Some infections become so bad that the only way to fix or cure the infection is to amputate the body part. In the past, prosthetics were not very accessible or easy for the patient to use. They would break a lot and were not easy to take on and off. The patient would also lose complete feeling in the area in which the limb was amputated. This made it hard to do daily activities because there was no feeling in the limb.

However, scientists are working on new prosthetics that have feeling in them. This will help the patient immensely because they will be able to restore their life back to normal. These new prosthetics appear lifelike on the outside, but on the inside they are complex machines. Scientists have been able to put pressure sensors into the fingers of a prosthetic hand that connect to the nerves in the arm. This allows the patient to regain feeling and restore their life. This not only is a huge step in the scientific field, but this also helps the patient’s psychological recovery. They have the confidence to reinsert themselves into normal life.

This bionic leg looks a lot different than the prosthetics we have seen in the past. Normally, we have seen prosthetic legs that do not look as computerized. Scientists have done an insane amount of research on prosthetics making them look a lot more technically advanced. In the future, the prosthetics will be so much more hi-tech than they already are, which is hard to believe.

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