A new centre has opened in Ukraine, focusing on the rehabilitation of soldiers with prosthetics.
to receive 3D-printed prosthetics funded by a Ukraine-based charity, Superhumans, which works to help those who have suffered devastating injuries from the war.
The chief executive of the centre, Olga Rudnieva, wants to support the thousands who have lost limbs in the conflict by using a personalised approach to body reconstruction and limb prothesis."It's not enough just to give prosthetics to people. They need psychological support and to be taught how to use their prosthesis. They need rehabilitation."
The casts of an amputee's arm are taken in Ukraine, then those are sent to the factory which creates the pieces using a 3D printer. A technician such as Flora then builds around that framework, piece by piece. The arms are wired with sensors from the root of the injury down to the wrist.
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