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 ...

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

New prosthetic designs have been developed with the aim of giving patients enhanced knee function and a more natural feeling knee during activities of daily living (ADL). Examples of these new ...

You probably don’t want to lose a leg, but if you have to there are many options now that were unthinkable not long ago. That is, if you can afford them. A microprocessor knee — a prosthetic with some ...