A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

Prosthetic users in Missouri could receive insurance coverage for multiple kinds of prosthetic devices under terms of a bill heard Thursday in the House Health and Mental Health Committee. Currently ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

Knee replacement is today among the most routine surgeries in India. But not so for Dr Sunanda Gupta. Years of crippling arthritis had left the former.

Mike Schultz first made his own prosthetic leg in 2010. Now, his company BioDapt provides equipment to other elite para athletes.

For decades, paralympians have been landing on the podium thanks to some of the latest advances in the world of prosthetics.

A Connecticut man who needed a new knee got one. But the prosthesis that was implanted was a right-sided knee placed into the left knee, according to a lawsuit filed at state Superior Court in ...

Three new studies from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) highlight the use and advantages of osseointegration (OI) for individuals with an amputation, in some instances challenging prevailing beliefs ...

Amputees have been outfitted with a prosthesis that is integrated with muscle and bone. The new creation allows patients to walk faster and avoid obstacles better than they could with past prostheses.

For decades, knee replacement surgery has been guided by the concept of a single mechanical alignment. “Surgery was standardised, and every knee was treated the same. The goal was to restore a ...