There was a pretty great book by Max Barry (Jennifer Government, Syrup, Company) called Machine Man[1] that was about this; the main character was an engineer w

There was a pretty great book by Max Barry (Jennifer Government, Syrup, Company) called Machine Man[1] that was about this; the main character was an engineer who lost his leg, and decided to build a better one. The whole thing is worth reading for the first chapter alone. [1]http://maxbarry.com/machineman/ http://maxbarry.com/machineman/