prosthesis
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Archival discoveries, including a long-forgotten 19th-century autobiography, are changing how historians understand Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who buried his own amputated arm and later created a custom prosthesis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
"It wasn't so easy to paint back then, but now everything is very different," says Cristian Juarez, a 29-year-old who works with a prosthesis after losing his right leg in an accident 11 years ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
He later said he was fortunate to not have a prosthesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The prosthesis has been collected from the beach and is on its way back to Brenda.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
He slides up a leg of his black jeans and takes off a black, high-topped sneaker, then a prosthesis.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
The most recent work, Berenice Olmedo’s “Amalia,” a motorized sculpture of a leg made from medical prostheses, splints and braces, was created in 2021, a comment on difficulties faced by the disabled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The centre was set up around 60 years ago by a Belgian Catholic association and has a workshop for producing prostheses, splints and braces.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
She described it as a "very unique case" because of the number of prostheses that had to be made without being able to copy any of the patient's fingers.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
Various retinal prostheses have been developed for the first group of patients in recent years and clinical tests are underway.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
Olga has promised to get the young man prostheses, which cost $1,800.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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