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Flex-Foot

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Flex-Foot,
trademark for a stored-energy foot prosthesis containing a J-shaped plastic beam that acts like a spring when the wearer walks or runs. See also stored-energy foot.


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The International Association of Athletics Federations that barred Pistorius claimed his Cheetah Flex-Foot prostheses provided significant advantages over non-amputee competitors, agreeing with other studies that found prostheses reduce the energy cost of running.
Last Friday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned an IAAF ban imposed in January - which was based on claims his Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage.
But when Pistorius straps on his J-shaped, carbon-fiber, Cheetah Flex-Foot prostheses, he can cover 100 meters in 10.
 
 
 
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