Surgery Will Put Dog With Amputated Leg Back On All Fours Again
Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 23:21
in Biology & Nature
A pioneering collaboration between a veterinary surgeon and an engineer will give a deserving dog the ability to walk on four legs again. A German shepherd mix is having a lost leg replaced with an osseointegrated prosthetic limb. If successful, this research could lead to implants for humans that allow the prosthetic limbs to attach without chafing or irritation, and limbs with more natural ranges of motion.