L: Woman with an artificial leg, too embarrassed to show her face c. 1890 - 1900. R: Sarah Reinertsen (born 22 May 1975) is an American triathlete and former Paralympic track athlete. She was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a bone-growth disorder; her affected leg was amputated above the knee at age seven.
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L: Wooden prosthetic hand, c. 1800. R: The bebionic B3 prosthetic hand receives signals from muscle twitches in your upper arm. These inputs can perform a range of motions that let you do things like hold a mouse, shake hands and write your name.