Walter Reed Testing Next-Gen Prosthesis

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Walter Reed Testing Next-Gen Prosthesis
December 11, 2009
Army News Service|by Christen N. McCluney

Several wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are testing a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee.

The X2 microprocessor knee, the result of a medical research project, is being used by some amputees at Walter Reed's Military Advanced Training Center.

With the older C-Leg, many patients were dealing with knee and joint pain and once they began wearing the new X2, the patients saw relief almost immediately, said Adele Levine, a physical therapist at the center.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcus Wilson, one of patients at Walter Reed testing out the microprocessor knee, said "once I got the confidence to trust the leg, that it would do what it was supposed to do, I almost got immediate relief. No knee pain, hip pain, everything evened out."

He shared that the leg has given him the ability to stand in any position and rest on the amputated side relieving pressure on his intact leg.


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