Woman Shares Incredible Prosthesis Mechanism

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WOMAN SHARES INCREDIBLE PROSTHESIS MECHANISM With VID By Devanshu Yadav A woman shared an eye-opening look at how her prosthetic leg attaches to her body.  Gini Thomas from Alabama, USA, filmed herself explaining her osseointegration prosthesis. A bone-anchored system that connects directly to the bone instead of using a traditional socket.  She shows how the device clicks into place and talks viewers through the process making something complex easy to understand. One user commented : ‘So cool. Happy someone finally perfected something new to prevent infection.’ A second added : ‘Do all the lights serve any function?’ ENDS

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00:00I've talked a little bit about this from time to time, but my prosthesis is held on with what some people call osseointegration.

00:09Some people refer to it as a bone-anchored prosthesis, a bone-anchored limb, an osseo-anchored limb or prosthesis.

00:17Here's what that really means.

00:18I have the Integrum Oprah Implant System, which means this is anchored in my femur and the skin is attached to the end of my femur.

00:28We call that a bonded matrix.

00:31That just means that I have a really tight aperture so it stays pretty clean.

00:37I don't have to use a socket.

00:40I don't have to put on a liner or socks or anything else on the limb itself, so there's a lot less skin irritation.

00:48And it's really easy to put on and take off, slide it in the connector, tighten it up, and it's connected.

00:57And ready to go.

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