However, these technological advancements in the sphere of prosthesis development have not been matched with surgical advancements with regards to management of the residual limb. Classic techniques to lower limb amputation do not provide innervated interfaces that can serve as relays for complex prosthesis control; without such biological actuators in the residual limb to provide conduits for information exchange, next generation prostheses are of little use. Stated another way, next generation prosthetics currently incorporate drivers and sensors capable of providing far more enhanced functionality than ever before witnessed, but standard approaches to limb amputation do not provide a way of effectively linking these prosthetics to their intended beneficiaries. An evolution in the manner in which lower limb amputations are performed is now required - one that will provide a biological interface that will allow lower limb amputees to take advantage of the enhanced capabilities offered by the remarkable prostheses currently under development.