Bilateral AK / BK amputee

As this patient arrived at clinic, many of the student’s eyes got wide. He basically “maneuvered” himself by placing a sneaker on his right shin for cushioning and two very short crutches to get around on. He lost both limbs during the war from land mines. Post-war, he was fit with 2 prostheses but due to them hurting and causing abrasions and infections he ceased to use them. It has been 20 years since he has not worn a prosthetic. Today our team fitted him with 2 new legs and he even requested how tall he wanted to be. During the check-out process, he said that if the legs were “Made in America”, he promised to wear them everyday proudly!!!