Prosthetic News

Art Imitates Life - Mike McNaughton stars in Lonestar's music video "Mountains"

He lost his leg while leading international teams in the clearing of landmines in Afghanistan, but SFC Mike McNaughton has never stopped moving forward, taking one sure step after another. Now Mike will move and inspire millions of CMT viewers as he portrays the story of a solider who has lost his leg in the war, in one of the hottest music videos to hit the screen.
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Scholarship opportunity for amputees - apply by September 1

Spread the word! Amputees and current or former cancer patients who are US citizens and are planning to go to college this fall, still have almost two weeks to apply for assistance from The Cancer for College Scholarship Fund. Applications must be submitted by September 1st.
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El Capitan in a day

As I stand in front of the stove waiting for the water to boil, the house is really quiet. I tip toe into the bedroom and wake Cyndy who has graciously offered to carry my pack to the base of our route today, saving my stump and left ankle for the work ahead." Read Craig DeMartino's fascinating account of how he became the first amputee to climb the Yosemite peak "El Capitan" in a day.
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Your invitation to the future

Some of Europe's leading O&P clinicians and rehabilitation specialists met recently to explore powerful new advances in Bionic Technology by Ossur and their application in

The futuristic structure of the Evoluon centre in Eindhoven was the perfect setting for an in-depth look at the developments which are transforming today's technological landscape.
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