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Queen Vishpla was an amputee. She was fitted with and iron leg that didn't have any function whatsoever, but still had to enter the battlefield.
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First prosthetic made was before 600 B.C. on a mummified foot. This small prosthetic device was wooden attatched to the foot with string.
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Egyptians also made false limbs during the burial process of their nobles and monarchs. During this time, the limbs were used purely for aesthetic reasons.
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This was the oldest known prosthetic leg- the Capua leg- was crafted by Romans from bronze and iron with a wooden core.
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Peg legs and hand hooks were common during this time. Knights were often fitted with prostheses designed to hold a shield or fit in stirrups.
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Artificial leg was found with bronze and iron with a wooden core.
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There is now more improvement from peg legs and hand hooks. Knights still had to get prosthetics, but they were not very mobile. Unless you were a noble, you wouldn't get good items.
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Copper, iron, steel, and wood (new materials) were the most common materials used for prosthetics during this time. Most new comfortable materials were created and improved.
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Gotz Von Berlichingen was one of the first to have a prosthetic hand crafted out of iron- he lost his arm in a sword fight.
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French military doctor, Ambriose Pare, was famous for his amputation techniques. He is known as the father of moder amputation surgery and prosthetic design.
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Pieter Andriannszoon Verydun created the first non-locking prosthetic device for below the knee amputees.
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This is the beginning of enhanced and popular devices due to telephones and phone directories. Medical doctors were able to place illustrative adds.
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James Pott designed wooden prosthesis and also a stell knee joint and articulated foot that is controlled by the tendons.
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Adriannszoon Verduyn created the first non-locking prosthetic limb for below the knee amputations.
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Sir James Syme describes his method for amputating at the ankle. This method allowed the patient to walk again (before made at thigh)
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30,000 amputees were reported on the Union side alone. Prosthetic devices are a little more advanced at this time because of so many patients.
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During the American Civil War, the U.S. started to see advancements in the field of prosthetics. The cosmetic rubber hand was introduced at this time.
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Giuliano Vanghetti created a procedure for using the remaining muscles and tendons of a person to move a prosthetic limb.
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The first externally powered prosthetic limb is invented in Germany.
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Most limbs were made from a combination of wood and leather. As people fought, the prosthesis were heavy, and leather can become dirty becasue it absorbed a lot of sweat.
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Plastics, polycarbohydrates, resins, and laminates were introduced as a light and easy-to-clean alternative to wood and leather models. (More comfortable)
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The most well known animal with a prosthetic is Winter, the dolphin. She comes out in the movie "Dolphin Tale", and it explains how she got her prosthetic tail after it got amputated.
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Beauty, the bald eagle, has a prosthetic beak after it got shattered due to a bullet hitting it.
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Motor-powered prosthesis are the newest type of prosthetics. They are made to increase balance and for better movement.
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This has advanced to highly specialized prosthetics that has certainly come a long way. More technology like robotics, brain-computer interfaces, and 3D printing are used now.
