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Sanjay Gupta was delighted to be the first surgeon to perform osseointegration Scotland. He was also the first to perform it as part of the NHS in the UK (outwith the military)
Read more about it in the two articles below:
New prosthetic implant helping veterans on the road to civvy street
POSTED BY: ENABLE MAGAZINE 12 FEBRUARY, 2020
Amputee ex-soldier’s pioneering leg implant
BBC Scotland
Published 12 February 2020
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Snowdon: Amputee hikes to summit on crutches
POSTED BY: BBC 26 FEBRUARY, 2023
Gymnastics success for Hull boy Max Clark who lost leg in crash
POSTED BY: BBC 18 JANUARY, 2023
Northampton clinic collect record number of prosthetic limbs to send to Africa:
Published on 1st November 2022
Legs Africa aims to provide amputees across sub-Saharan Africa with prosthetic limbs
Amelia Eldred fronts new disability showcase video
Published 4 December 2020
Young dancer, Amelia Eldred, has a starring role in a video aiming to highlight the need for diversity in TV and films. Amelia had her left leg amputated in 2017 but has not let this stop her.
Prosthetic limb backed by quadruple amputee Alex Lewis
Video journalist: Matt Treacy Published 20 November 2020
With prosthetic limbs costing anywhere between £2-100k, the new innovative Mitt makes a prosthetic limb more affordable, while offering a better quality of life to its users.
Quadruple amputee: ‘Wear mask to protect people like me’
Published 16 October 2020
Caroline Coster urges people to take care during the pandemic after losing all herlimbs to sepsis as a result of contracting Covid-19.
Amputee veterans cycle 1,000 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End
Published 23 August 2020
Ten amputees cycled 80 miles a day to complete their John O’Groats to Land’s End Challenge, raising both awareness and thousands of pounds for Motor Neuron Disease.
Poole amputee soldier makes history on Matterhorn summit
Published 9 August 2020
The Matterhorn was no match for former soldier and double amputee Neil Heritage, who made the record books when he scaled the infamously dangerous 14,692-foot spire in 2020.
Doctor who makes plastic prosthetics helps 10,000 people
2 April 2020 Video journalist: John Bray
With only 25% of the world’s amputee population with access to prosthetics, Dr ViquarQurashi and his team have helped over 10,000 amputees, creating prosthetics from plastic drainpipes
Charity founder Corinne Hutton offers building to NHS that saved her life
Published 19 March 2020
Corinne Hutton’s charity, Finding Your Feet, has offered its premises to NHS Scotland in the fight against Covid-19. Corinne, herself a quadruple amputee was the first person in Scotland to receive a double hand transplant.
Discover how life-changing technology has transformed Becky’s life
POSTED BY: ENABLE MAGAZINE 10 DECEMBER, 2018
NHS England’s approval for the funding of Microprocessor controlled knees (MPKs) for patients in England brings health and fitness benefits to its users.
It’s Not Your Parents’ Hip Replacement Surgery
The New York Times looks at the major advances in Hip Replacement Surgery over the last decade.