Function Follows Form: USU Honors Scholar Madison Patch Designs Prosthetic Hand
May 27, 2023
May 27, 2023
LOGAN, Utah, May 27 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news:
When this writer first saw the carbon fiber running prosthesis Paralympic athlete and former Utah State University Aggie Marlon Shirley used to capture winning medals in the early 2000s, I was shocked and surprised. It didn't look anything like a human foot. Rather, it featured a flat, paddle-shaped blade with a lower leg bent to mimic the hind leg of a cheetah. I had to adjust my cognitive dissonance . . .
When this writer first saw the carbon fiber running prosthesis Paralympic athlete and former Utah State University Aggie Marlon Shirley used to capture winning medals in the early 2000s, I was shocked and surprised. It didn't look anything like a human foot. Rather, it featured a flat, paddle-shaped blade with a lower leg bent to mimic the hind leg of a cheetah. I had to adjust my cognitive dissonance . . .