HOUGHTON (WWJ) --Mo Rastgaar, an assistant professor at Michigan technological University, has received a National Science Foundation grant of nearly $500,000 to make his new artificial limb design a ...

Even with the possibility of early prosthesis failure, survival of the talar body prosthesis can provide satisfactory ankle and foot function, according to study results. Researchers reviewed 33 talar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Use of a new total ankle prosthesis improved the experience of patients with end-stage arthritis, ...

Computer-controlled artificial legs have aided in improving amputees' freedom of movement by mimicking the natural motion of their missing limbs. Now, a new robotic ankle promises to make this motion ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Ten years ago, David Bronson's life changed forever. Like so many American soldiers serving in Iraq, the now-retired Army sergeant was the victim of an improvised explosive ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 24, 2007) - Veterans with lower-leg amputations can look forward to having a prosthetic ankle-foot that matches their natural ease of motion, thanks to research ...

The next time Patrick Tierney hits the beach, he'll likely walk along the shorefront, crunching his feet atop the shifting sand. Then he’ll slowly wade into the surf making sure to keep his balance ...

The carbon fibre legs or "blades" used by lower limb amputee runners have arguably become one of the most iconic symbols of the Paralympic Games. Although different lower-limb sports prostheses are ...

When John Redfield needs to make an adjustment to his new prosthetic limb, he can simply take out his smartphone and open an application. “I log onto my ankle,” Redfield said, pulling his phone out of ...

For someone who grew up in the “sticks” of Texas, surfing was something Iraq War veteran Kyle Kelly never considered. But following an amputation in late 2015 stemming from a previous combat injury, ...

A robotic ankle that puts a motorised spring in the step of amputees will let them to walk using less energy and with a more natural gait, according to its inventor. Hugh Herr, a biophysicist at MIT ...

Prosthetic limbs have evolved considerably from the rudimentary wooden appendages of just a few decades ago. They can be bionic, brain-controlled and loaded with features-- and even mimic the sense of ...