prosthetic leg
Replacement below waist
A prosthetic leg is an artificial limb that replaces a leg lost to amputation, injury, or congenital absence.
Prosthetics range from basic structures to sophisticated devices with computerized joints that adapt to walking patterns: She ran her first marathon on a prosthetic leg.
Also called a prosthesis or, informally, a fake leg.
- artificial limbFabricated replacement for extremity
- amputeeOne without a limb
- leg amputationSurgical removal of leg
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- stumpTrunk base after felling
walking · gait · rehabilitation · physical therapy · titanium · carbon fiber · knee joint · liner · custom fit · residual limb · mobility · everyday life · stride · phantom pain · fitting · blade · running blade · running
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- mobility aidswheelchair, walker, cane, crutches, rollator
- adaptive sportsadaptive sports, racing wheelchair, adaptive skiing, disability sports, sports wheelchair
- Bionicsbionic eye, bionic ear, bionic limb, cochlear implant, neural implant
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- personal transportbicycle, bike, scooter, skateboard, wheelchair
prosthetic legwheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
crutches · mobility scooter · walker · walking frame · manual wheelchair
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