SharkVictimTests Bionic Leg
October 20, 2011A teenager, brutally attacked by a shark six years ago, lost his leg and thought he might never walk again; but Craig Hutto persevered. For the last several years, Hutto has been working with Vanderbilt researchers to develop a truly revolutionary bionic leg. In this Video News Release, Vanderbilt reporter Barb Cramer tells us the unique design of the fully-powered ankle and knee may offer hope to 300,000 above-the-knee amputees in the U.S., and more than a million world-wide.
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John Howser
Director of News & Communications
News & Communications
Phone: 615-322-4747
Email: john.howser@vanderbilt.edu
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/npa

