A prosthetics clinic that once served mostly American military veterans is now helping Ukrainian amputees get state of the art prostheses.
Oleksandr Fedun, 24, holds onto railings as he practices walking on his prosthetics at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics in Silver Spring, Md., on February 2, 2023. MCOP is working with several charities and organizations to help fit Ukrainian soldiers with prosthetics after they've been injured in combat.Oleksandr Fedun, 24, holds onto railings as he practices walking on his prosthetics at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics in Silver Spring, Md., on February 2, 2023.
Mike Corcoran, a hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy specialist, works on Oleksandr Fedun's prosthesis at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics in Silver Spring, Md.Mike Corcoran, a hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy specialist, works on Oleksandr Fedun's prosthesis at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics in Silver Spring, Md.
"These are computer-controlled knees that learn how he walks. They recognize if he's going to stumble, and the knee stiffens up. And then as he switches from walking slow to medium to fast, they keep up with him. It provides him the stability, because if he's unstable and falling, he's not gonna walk," says Corcoran.
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