A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan ...

SURGICAL opinion varies widely as to the advisability of performing below-knee amputations in limbs that exhibit diminished circulation at the level of amputation. It has been shown that below-knee ...

A novel surgical technique could dramatically improve walking for people with below-the-knee amputations and help them better control their prosthetics. A study published Monday in Nature Medicine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a rotating-hinge knee prosthesis after distal femoral resection had durable long-term outcomes with a ...

Perhaps it's a sobering reminder of the world we live in, but we've seen prosthetic technology grow in leaps and bounds over the last couple years. Continuing the upward arc, Ossur has just announced ...

Prosthetic limbs are getting better, but not as quickly as you’d think. They’re not as smart as our real limbs, which (directed by the brain) do things like automatically stretch out to catch ...

Those words were written for TV’s bionic "Six Million Dollar Man," but they could soon apply to everyday folks with above-the-knee amputations, a new study says. A new bionic knee allows amputees to ...