Articles for tag: Prosthesis

Karla News

Life with a Prosthetic Eye

If you or someone you know needs to have an eye removed, do not fret. Although the procedure and situation sounds grim, you will find that it is not as bad as you expect. I was fourteen years old when I was told that my right eye needed to be removed. Due to complications from ...

Karla News

Living with a Shoe Prosthesis

For over 30 years, my left shoe has needed an external shoe lift. My left leg was left shorter than my right after an automobile accident. To this day, I still am not used to having 98% of the people see my shoe before me. Here is my short true story of living with a ...

Karla News

Acrotomophilia: A Fetish Defined

What is acrotomophilia? It is defined as a sexual attraction to those who have an amputation. It is considered a fetish but can be so deep rooted that the individual can not satisfy sexual urges or desires with someone that is not an amputee. Being a BKA (below knee amputee), I was literally thrown into ...

Karla News

Hip- and Knee-Prosthesis Manufacturers Caught in Scam, Reports Show

Actually this whole “program” was supposed to be a secret, but it sort of got out… Recently The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/business/28devices.html?ex=1348718400&en;=ab27ba64e456cd60&ei;=5088) and the Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2007/11/07/hub_surgeons_got_millions_from_implant_firms/) recently reported on how the joint replacement program works in the US via a cool kickback system! You can go to the Department of Justice website to see ...