You won't swim in circles.
...but your centre of mass is off a bit meaning you tend to rotate a bit. More so with AKA rather than BKA (or 'transtibial' as we call it now).
The main problem is getting out of the water. Some pools will have 'disabled' sessions where you can wheel to the poolside, but if not it is a matter of hopping on a slippy wet floor to get in. You are then left trying to get out either at the side with a big push of upper body strength (don't forget half the upward force from your legs) or try to use the ladder, for which you can only do one big lunging step and haul yourself out, then you're stuck hopping about again.
The solution is to get a 'wet leg' ie one you can safely take into the water. It also means you can stand much more easily in the shower, and can act as a back up leg when your main prosthesis is in for repair (which will happen from time to time)
Sporty young people will also want a blade, but generally wet legs and blades aren't always available on the NHS and if you were to have one technological advance, you should go for a decent ankle hinge. It is unlikely they would try to get you using one early on though.
The only other technological innovation at the moment you will hear about in amputation forums is 'ITAP' which is an osseointegrated titanium rod to lock the prosthesis onto. These are a complete disaster in the tibia and not much better in the femur- don't try to get one!
Any more questions, feel free to PM me...
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da5id <YOUR SIG HERE>, Fri 14 Apr 2017, 7:31,
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqjwxCda4A
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Fri 14 Apr 2017, 13:59,
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That's the thing.
Brånemark did wonders for dental implants, but the interface infection problem hasn't been cracked in limb implants. The highest uptake seems to be in Australia, but there are several studies showing an over 50% complication rate. The Royal national Orthopaedic Hospital ITAP program had lots of interface breakdown, and chronic grumbling infection is common.
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da5id <YOUR SIG HERE>, Fri 14 Apr 2017, 16:20,
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Unfortunate?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bdKqGTfqf0
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Fri 14 Apr 2017, 17:05,
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