“Then I decided to do my first amputation which was a transtibial amputation and then had that for about a year and then that also failed because of the bone and metal that was left in my leg so ...

A transtibial prosthesis is for those with an amputation below the knee. The prosthesis aims to restore the function of a lower leg partially; however, they are too often abandoned by their users. The ...

As a result, she received a transtibial (below-the-knee) amputation of her left leg on the day of her 23rd birthday. But that didn’t stop the Connecticut native from achieving her goals.