New Season for Winter Prosthetic Tail Work Aids Dolphin, Humans

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CLEARWATER, Fla. - Pros-thetic specialist Kevin Carroll travels the country tackling the toughest human amputation cases, so it was only natural that he was also drawn to Winter - the only known dolphin to survive the loss of her powerful tail flukes.

"My heart went out to her, and I was thinking I could probably put a tail on her," said Mr. Carroll, the vice president of prosthetics at Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc.

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New Season for Winter Prosthetic Tail Work Aids Dolphin, Humans

Recreating one of the most powerful swimming mechanisms in nature turned out to be a lot tougher than expected. But after months of experimenting, Mr. Carroll and a unique team of experts are well on their way to, as one of them puts it, "Ma...

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