The OPRA™ Implant System has helped hundreds of amputees to improve their quality of life since the first surgery in 1990. Read more about some of the users and how the OPRA™ Implant System has changed their life below.
“I feel great, I can just go!” Brian Tobias continues to take on new and exciting challenges everyday. He has an honorable past as a Navy veteran serving as a Gunner’s Mate which involves maintenance and servicing of weapons. Additionally, he also trained recent enlistees on the use and care of these weapons. […]
This is his story!In an interview with Integrum, Concord High School social studies teacher and assistant football coach Glenn Runyon tells the story of how he lost his left leg above the knee due to osteosarcoma in 2015 and how he regained an active lifestyle.
This is his storyLife’s daily activities have become much easier Meet 29-year-old engineer André who recently shared his story with Integrum. In 2011, while he was out with his friends, a fight broke out with another group, and he was pushed in front of an oncoming train. He landed between the tracks and his upper right arm was […]
This is his storyFor the first time in over 5 years, Susan Fumagalli Mahoney was able to walk again. In 2016, Susan Fumagalli Mahoney, Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Compliance Officer at Gettysburg College, suffered severe lower extremity injuries which led to her left leg being amputated below the knee. Due to long-term complications, including nerve entrapment […]
This is her storyMore than 25 years after his treatment with the OPRA™ Implant System, Conny Henriksson is still leading an active life, and even chopping his own wood in the forest. In 1987, Conny was enjoying his hobby; transporting wood home from the forest, when an unfortunate accident occurred. His leg was so badly injured that the […]
This is his storyIt’s liberating. It just opens up everything. Terry’s challenge following amputation: Discomfort and sweating caused by the prosthetic socket Terry Palmer had her right leg amputated above the knee over ten years ago. She received a conventional socket prosthesis five weeks after amputation. But soon, Terry found wearing the socket both unpleasant and irritating: “It’s […]
This is her storySince my amputation, all I’ve ever wanted to do is to walk hand in hand with my daughter. Now I can. Assaf Dory is an Israel Defense Forces veteran who emigrated to the United States and became a deputy sheriff in Florida. In 2001, he seriously injured his right leg while chasing a suspect. Assaf […]
This is his storyI do more things now, than I ever did when I had both arms Losing a limb is a drastic challenge to any person’s body and mind, but William embraced this challenge and saw it as a turning point that enriched his life. With the help of the bone-anchored OPRA™ Implant System, he has been […]
This is his storyMarine, Amputee and Race Car Driver Liam Dwyer joined the Marine Corps twice. His first stint took him to Iraq, where in January 2007, he was lucky to survive an IED explosion just yards away from the Humvee he’d only recently upgraded with armor plating. His tour complete and his body intact, Dwyer retired from […]
Read his story here.