Wooden prosthetic leg or "peg leg," consisting of four variously shaped pieces of wood connected using metal bolts. Bottom of leg is flat and rectangular. On one side of leg is a long piece of wood ...

When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he ...

Thanks to a neural interface, people can move this bionic limb naturally—just by thinking about it. When someone loses part of a leg, a prosthetic can make it easier to get around. But most ...

REHOBOTH, Mass. (WPRI) — Doug Mararian spent his career as a firefighter. He told 12 News he broke his leg back in 2001, when a hose line knocked him to the ground from the top of a fire truck. It ...

"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural walking gait, but it's done through robotic sensors and algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates. A better way would be ...

COORDINATED EFFORT. TRULY, THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THESE PROSTHETICS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK HERE. YOU KNOW THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS SEARCH, THOUGH. THERE’S A WHOLE ...

Amy Pietrafitta has learned to walk seven times. First was as a child and then after an industrial burn led to the amputation of her left leg in 2018. Since then, she’s had “first steps” in prosthetic ...

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 ...

When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he ...