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OhGizmo!: Freedom Leg Looks Like A Better Alternative To Crutches
Gizmodo: Freedom Leg Looks About 1,000,000x Better than Crutches [This Cyborg Life]
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A new alternative to the age old crutch http://bit.ly/2B1g2Y 28 days ago |
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If you ever injure your foot, try to remember this alternative to crutches: http://bit.ly/2B1g2Y It looks to be vastly more functional. 29 days ago |
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tangotrikes.com Freedom Leg Replaces Crutches for Easier Mobility http://bit.ly/HIPBV 11/5/2009 |
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Hack a Day —
... Medgadget has a pretty cool crutch system which uses your upper leg for support instead of your arm. Seems like a better way of building support for ...
Freedom Leg Looks Like A Better Alternative To Crutches
OhGizmo! —
... Made from lightweight composite materials it allows you to walk on your injured leg by off-loading the weight to your thigh. There’s no pressure on your injured foot or ankle like when using crutches, but the Freedom Leg lets you stay mobile without tying up your hands and arms and it keeps the injured leg in use during the recovery period, reducing the atrophe of the leg muscles.
[ Freedom Leg ] VIA [ Medgadget ]
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Freedom Leg Looks About 1,000,000x Better than Crutches [This Cyborg Life]
Gizmodo —
... alternative. A light, 2.5lb exoskeleton, the Freedom Leg moves all of your body weight from your injured foot to the prosthesis frame and your upper leg, meaning that you can walk pretty much like your used to while you heal up. And while I welcome resident doctors to list all of this product's flaws in the comments, to my pea brain, the idea seems so obvious and simple that it just might work. [Forward Mobility via medGadget via OhGizmo!]
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