New Prosthetic Leg Design for Child
From: Medical Design Technology - 11/02/2012

The leg uses an innovative gearbox design that enables the prosthesis to move
like a real leg. 

The boy, Lucas Resch, was born with only a fraction of his left femur, making
his left leg far shorter than his right, a condition known as proximal
femoral focal deficiency (PFFD). 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2012/11/new-prosthetic-leg-design-child-pffd
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/child-to-receive-prosthetic-leg-designed-by-purdue-students.html

Links:
Anne Zakrajsek - Purdue creates center for faculty, students to pursue innovation
http://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_9d1faf0d-5def-5c39-824b-0b85848f88dd.html

Eric Nauman
https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/People/ptProfile?resource_id=12186
https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/People/viewPersonById?resource_id=12186
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/ptProfile?id=12186

Related:
Man with bionic leg to climb Chicago skyscraper
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2012/10/man-bionic-leg-climb-chicago-skyscraper

Orthotics and Prosthetics Go Digital
http://www.mdtmag.com/articles/2009/05/orthotics-and-prosthetics-go-digital

Scanning to Achieve the Human Touch 
http://www.mdtmag.com/articles/2009/01/scanning-achieve-human-touch