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- From: mschnitg@magic.prime.com (Monica Schnitger)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Prostheses
- Message-ID: <26891@handicap.news>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 20:11:11 GMT
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- Reply-To: mschnitg@magic.prime.com (Monica Schnitger)
- Organization: Computervision, A Prime Computer Company, Bedford, MA, USA
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- Index Number: 26891
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- Hello out there!
-
- I'm hoping that one of you folks can help: A friend of mine lost
- one lower leg (from the knee on down) to cancer last week. He is
- now hunting for a prosthesis that will enable him to return to as
- active a life as possible. He is 24 years old and is very much
- afraid that technology has not advanced far enough to enable him to
- resume running, basketball and some of the other activities he
- enjoys.
-
- We are having a hard time getting information about prosthesis
- laboratories who cater to athletes - or even who understand the
- problem. Does anyone out there have information about prosthetic
- devices for athletes or know of an athlete who could be contacted
- for advice and a referral?
-
- Any help would be appreciated - thank you so much!
-
- Monica Schnitger
- Computervision Corp.
- 201 Burlington Road
- Bedford MA 01740
- (617) 275-1800
-