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Virginia Tech Uses Computerized Knee Brace for Rehab

Posted by Cliff on from the can't-resist-articles-about-my-alma-mater dept.

jimCATDOG writes: "College running back Lee Suggs was injured in VT's first football game, requiring knee surgery and the rest of the season off. VT cares about having the Big East's most prolific scorer healthy. The cool part is that they are using a computerized knee brace to help bring him back to full speed." As the tools available to medical rehabilition improve, what other advances can we expect in the near future?

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  1. oh i get it. by motherhead · · Score: 0, Troll

    it's a computerized knee brace... that's why it belongs on slashdot...

  2. the Rich & Famous get better treatment? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is this a treatment open to anybody? Why not? I hear in the USA the Rich & Famous get much better health care than the poor. Is this true?