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Sum of the Parts: Prosthetics Through the Centuries

People have been devising fake arms, legs, noses and virtually every other body part for centuries. Here, a quick look at some of the devices that humans have invented to replace -- or at least approximate -- the irreplaceable.

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Artificial Leg, Italy

By Feb. 24, 20130
Artificial leg, Roman, c 300 BC.
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A copy of an artificial leg (in brass and plaster) cast from an original at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, around 1910. The original was found in a Roman grave in Capua, Italy.

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    middleroad
    middleroad

    what a dumb article, completely out of order, not too mention some of things weren't even prostetics. disguises by CIA agents, while cool, are not prostetics as they do not replace a missing body part! And what about hook's hook! the best prostetic in history, not even mentioned! perfect for gutting lost boys and fish.