Prosthetic limbs!

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!