CSU Students hope to change prosthetic foot market with unique material

(FORT COLLINS, Colo) — When Garrison Hayes was only six years old, his life took a sudden turn when doctors discovered osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in his left leg. His options were limited, and led to having his leg amputated.

“They amputated about mid-thigh,” Hayes said.

Despite losing his leg, the surgery allowed Hayes to play sports growing up, as he used a prosthetic foot to do so. But the foot he used didn’t always work for him…

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