Across China: Prosthetists empower amputees with tech, care

Xinhua

19th May 2025

Across China: Prosthetists empower amputees with tech, care

Morning light seeps through the window as soft scraping sounds fill the air. Zhang Wei bends over his workbench, carefully shaping a plaster mold for a prosthetic limb.

"A deviation of even a millimeter in the prosthetic socket can affect mobility," said Zhang, head of the department of assistive rehabilitation devices at the Chongqing Civil Affairs Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

More than 20 years ago, when Zhang first entered the field, prosthetic fitting was still a little-known profession in China.

He recalled that the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake became a turning point, deepening his commitment to the work.

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