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Sockets and stumps

Historian Emily Mayhew has met soldiers who have survived the seemingly unsurvivable. Here, she explores the part prosthetics play in the process of military rehabilitation.

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Adapting to life as a thalidomide survivor

Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied.

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Crime drama and the realistic cadaver

Today we are accustomed to the increasingly realistic look of dead bodies in on-screen dramas. Special-effects expert Hildegunn M S Traa reveals how crime and morgue scenes reflect the social idea of death.

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A dispatch from the frontiers of man and machine

Harry Parker’s life changed overnight when he stepped on a bomb and lost his legs. He argues that being an amputee doesn’t make him an outlier; we are all hybrid.

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  • Illustration of dental prosthetics, brushes and instruments.
  • Dental prosthetics, M. Bourdet, 18th century.
  • Dental prosthetics and a variety of ear trumpets
  • Roman prosthetic appliance.
  • Dentistry, phoenician prosthetic appliance
  • Prosthetic heart valve, Bjork Shiley
  • Prosthetic heart valve, Starr Edwards
  • Prosthetic heart valve, Carpentier Edwards
  • Prosthetic device in the form of a gauntlet.
  • Two Greek Prosthetic appliances in the Archaeological Museum at Athens.
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