Chez Blatchford, nous croyons que la santé musculosquelettique à long terme dépend de la reproduction des qualités dynamiques et adaptatives du mouvement naturel du membre.
Le génie de la nature est la principale source d’inspiration au cœur de la philosophie de conception biomimétique d’Blatchford, où le développement de prothèses primées se concentre sur le bien-être et la santé à long terme de chaque amputé.
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