Wounded service personnel have welcomed a government move to guarantee leg amputees get the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available.
Whitehall has announced a funding boost of £6.5 million to ensure all members of the armed forces, past and present, who have been injured in Iraq or Afghanistan will be able to have micro processor limbs, known as “bionic legs”.
The £6.5 million has been made available by the Chancellor from the Treasury’s Special Reserve.
Experts said the micro processor knee will dramatically improve the quality of life for rehabilitation amputees, providing better stability, greater mobility and improvements in the ability to step over obstacles, negotiate stairs and walk backwards safely.
