transtibial

There are multiple factors to consider when designing a transtibial prosthesis.

A transtibial prosthesis is an artificial limb that replaces a leg missing below the knee.

Predisposing factors related to prosthetic use by people with a transtibial and transfemoral amputation.

The blades are transtibial prostheses, meaning they replace legs and feet that are amputated below the knee (BK).

Intentionally performed surgical below-knee amputation can be performed by transtibial techniques such as Burgess and Kingsley Robinson.

These include hip disarticulation, transfemoral prosthesis, knee disarticulation, transtibial prosthesis, Syme's amputation, foot, partial foot, and toe.

People who lost both limbs below the knee -- known as bilateral transtibial amputation -- have a longer journey to recovery, but there are cases of them becoming professional runners.

A transtibial amputee is usually able to regain normal movement more readily than someone with a transfemoral amputation, due in large part to retaining the knee, which allows for easier movement.

Van Rhijn, who was born without lower legs, is the world record holder for T43 in the 100 and 200 metres events and runs with the aid of carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs.

JORDAN THOMAS, CNN HERO: They say I'm a bilateral transtibial amputee.

For people who might have lost one limb below the knee -- known as a unilateral transtibial amputation -- it's not out of the ordinary to see them picking up running again once they've rehabilitated their injury.

The robotic ankle-foot prosthesis, which mimics the action of a biological leg and, for the first time, provides transtibial amputees with a natural gait, was named to the same TIME top-ten list in 2007.

In early 2008, Oscar Pistorius, the "Blade Runner" of South Africa, was briefly ruled ineligible to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics because his transtibial prosthesis limbs were said to give him an unfair advantage over runners who had ankles.