In 1905, an Ohio farmer survived a railroad accident that cost him both of his legs. Two years later, he founded the Ohio Willow Wood company, using the namesake timber to hand-carve prosthetic limbs.

The Jaipur Foot, a prosthetic leg, facilitated mobility for 1,984 individuals across three international camps organized by ...

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 ...

(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 ...

With 7% percent of the U.S. population suffering from diabetes, and 82,000 non-traumatic lower limb amputations of diabetics in 2002 alone, the need for natural-looking and -feeling prostheses has ...

During a press conference in Copenhagen on Wednesday, prosthetics manufacturer Ossur announced the release of an implantable sensor that allows users to mentally control a mechanical limb. The ...

Sarah Reinertsen didn’t start running until after she lost her left leg above the knee. She’s been at it for 23 years, which makes her an expert on prosthetic limbs. You name it and she’s probably run ...

A koala in Australia is bear-y happy after being fitted with a prosthetic limb. A dentist recently crafted a prosthetic foot for the marsupial named Triumph, who was born with three feet, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...