Meurthe-et-Moselle. At the IRR's Louis-Perquin Center in Nancy, life-changing prosthetics

Seven thousand kilometers for a new life. René-Yves, who had his right tibia amputated following a motorcycle accident in late 2022 caused by a person whose liability was recognized, came from Martinique to the IRR 's Louis-Pierquin center in Nancy to be fitted with a prosthesis.

Why Nancy? "Because it's a rehabilitation center with a movement lab," the forty-year-old confides. "This lab allows for analyses that are used in legal proceedings to confirm the choice of a particular device." While there are only about ten centers of this type in France, René-Yves was directed to the Nancy facility.

But before coming to Meurthe-et-Moselle to try out different prostheses, René-Yves underwent a long process, culminating in the amputation of his limb. "At first, I spent three years in a wheelchair because the doctors tried to 'repair' my leg," he explains. "I underwent about ten operations with...

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