This may be the most colorful prosthetic leg ever created.
(Credit: Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET)
Christina Stephens has been chronicling her journey from a foot crush injury through amputation and adapting to a prosthetic leg on her Facebook page, Amputee OT. While her standard prosthetic leg is custom made and fitted to her, she’s also willing to experiment a bit, as shown by her Legoleg, a prosthetic leg crafted from Legos.
Stephens, an occupational therapist and clinical researcher, got the idea from a research lab co-worker, who joked she should make a leg from Legos. Most people would have laughed and left it there. Stephens laughed and went home to make it happen.
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