"Power knee" prosthetic device

ARMY.MIL - Our medical correspondent, Col. Paul Little, M.D., introduces us to a courageous and strong Soldier who is serving as the point of the spear for the next generation of prosthetic limbs.
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[@ren-chats]

This is a brave classy man.

[@RX8dragon]

This guy was kind of a badass in Battleship.

[@s14sher]

Mobile Infantry made me the man I am today!

[@danielirwin6495]

im training for the same knee at Walter reed national military medical center I have a hemipelvectomy where part of my pelvis was removed

[@1leggedmedia]

I am going to be having my left leg amputation above the knee in February. I would love to have something like this. But my ins is a Medicare ma plan and it only pays 80% and I live on ssd so I don't have any money left at the end of the month

[@No1Stinger]

I'm a below knee amputee on the right and face losing my left leg above the knee and would appreciate any help with how you get these prosthetics and the cost etc.
I'm in the UK by the way.
Thanks.

[@nrmh1975]

Col Gadson has been at Walter Reed more than 2 years.

[@danielirwin6495]

+GhostDog65 how is this stupid its the best there is right now

[@nick281972]

War is fucking pointless.

[@victoriapendleton4099]

The power knee is not even close to a real knee. The programing still is not adequate and the knee will get confused as to what walking mode you are in. What the soldier says about positive attitude cannot be overemphasized

[@ButterlessPancakes]

Magic legs ! Forest Gump

[@danielirwin6495]

+GhostDog65 how is this stupid its the best there is right noa

[@1leggedmedia]

This is the guy that was the movie battleship

[@GhostDog65]

This BS is stupid!