When most of us walk over uneven ground, our feet respond to the dips and humps by flexing the ankle and moving the toes. Prosthetic feet typically don't do so, often resulting in falls. An ...

Engineers have developed a simple, low-cost, passive prosthetic foot that they can tailor to an individual. Given a user's body weight and size, the researchers can tune the shape and stiffness of the ...

(FORT COLLINS, Colo) — When Garrison Hayes was only six years old, his life took a sudden turn when doctors discovered osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in his left leg. His options were limited, and led to ...

This design enables prosthetics to be tuned to matched an individual’s weight and size. Prosthetic technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, but most high-tech designs cost tens of thousands of ...

Researchers from ETH Zurich and a company called SensArs have developed a new interface to connect a leg prosthesis with the residual nerves left in the thigh of two patients who had an above the knee ...

Triumph's caretaker at a wildlife rescue center in Australia had been searching for a prosthetic foot for years. A local dentist figured out how to make one. Triumph is loving his new pink foot. Good ...

When Christy Waters adopted her dog, Zoey, from Zeus’ Rescues in New Orleans, she knew Zoey's medical history. “She was in very bad health,” Waters said. “Zoey had been abused, had a broken jaw, was ...

Prosthetic limb technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, giving amputees a range of bionic options, including artificial knees controlled by microchips, sensor-laden feet driven by artificial ...