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No bionic people yet, but war fuelling new advancements in prosthetics

safp.ca — By Chris Morris FREDERICTON, Sep 24 (CP): As she grew up, Adele Fifield was keenly aware that her artificial leg was more than a few steps behind the bionic marvels portrayed in popular science fiction shows. The old hydraulic version she used in earlier years worked fine at a slow, steady stroll, but got balky if she changed her...

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