During Sierra Leone’s bloody civil war from 1991 to 2002, rebels in the African country cut off the hands, arms and legs of more than 27,000 people. Their horrific ...

The most significant improvements exist within the design and fit of the socket, the portion of the prosthesis into which the user's residual limb fits. Until the mid 1970's, prosthetic sockets were ...

RALEIGH – Three members of the Wolfpack are developing life-changing prosthetic kits to help above-the-knee amputees worldwide. Alumni Lindsay Sullivan and Dustin Prescott and current graduate student ...

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 ...

FDA approved the first implant system for adults who have above-the-knee amputations and might not be able to use a conventional socket prosthetic device. The Osseoanchored Prostheses for the ...

Ask any amputee what the most important aspect of their prosthetic limb is, and most will tell you their prosthetic socket. The socket is an intimate fitting connection between the patient and the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an option for patients who have trouble with the standard socket leg prosthetics that are typically used for those with above-the-knee amputation.

LIM Innovations has all the makings of a cliche startup: it was founded by a pair of surf buddies in 2012, and the company’s San Francisco office — wedged next to exactly the kind of business it is ...

Many people in developing countries who have lost a limb live with a common problem: They have no prosthesis. Josh Tacca, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, traveled to Quito, Ecuador, last ...

We have a huge plastic waste problem at the moment, but there are efforts to make use of this throw-away resource – including using trash collected from canals to make office furniture, creating ...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) Implant System, the first ...