MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (KARE) - A technological breakthrough is giving new hope to amputee patients. The Tillges Certified Orthotic and Prosthetic clinic in Maplewood has unveiled the "Empower Ankle" ...

The Motion Foot is a unique hydraulic foot and ankle system with a natural-range of ankle movement. Natural motion adjusts to slopes, various heel heights, and sitting with feet flat. Fully adjustable ...

Ordinarily, prosthetic legs have ankle joints that are passive, moving only in response to pressure exerted by the user. As a result, walking up stairs or over uneven ground can be difficult. A new ...

Prosthetic limbs are getting better and more personalized, but useful as they are, they’re still a far cry from the real thing. This new prosthetic ankle is a little closer than others, though: it ...

Other materials could not support weight loads. The Total Concept prosthetic ankle uses materials that can withstand more than 3 million cycles. In developing the Total Concept adjustable-heel-height ...

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 ...

For people who spend every day walking around like it’s nothing, it can be easy to forget that walking is actually incredibly hard. There are dozens of minute leg and foot movements involved in taking ...

Solico, a leading composite engineering specialist for the Industrial, Marine and Defence sectors, is delighted to announce its recent collaboration with innovative prosthetics specialists Axiles ...

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 Canadian teen who underwent a radical amputation surgery that saw his foot reattached backward to his upper thigh to form a new knee joint is currently undergoing his 14th round of chemotherapy and ...