With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid ...

While losing a limb is a life-changing experience, it's important to remember that you don't have to go through an amputation alone. Your post-operative care will involve an interdisciplinary team ...

Every 30 seconds, a leg is amputated somewhere in the world due to diabetes. These patients often suffer from neuropathy, a loss of sensation in the lower extremities, and are therefore unable to ...

NEW HAMPSHIRE – When 3-year-old Thomas "TJ" DeAngelo got to personalize his new running prosthesis, he picked an image of Lightning McQueen, the gregarious racecar from the “Cars” movie franchise.

A test developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus that measures both prosthetic donning time and mobility in lower-limb amputation, shows that a prosthesis anchored to bone goes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with brachial plexus injuries who underwent amputation had decreased mechanical pain, increased ...

A miniature donkey named Elsa is now home for the holidays after surviving a severe bone infection that resulted in the amputation of her leg.

State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don’t give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic sensors ...