The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an option for patients who have trouble with the standard socket leg prosthetics that are typically used for those with above-the-knee amputation.

The latest Ossur Power Knee is just a prosthesis, but it more closely resembles a robot than any artificial limb. A leg fashioned for above-knee amputees, the Power Knee is the only prosthesis of its ...

We herein describe a case of erectile dysfunction in a young previously potent amputee, associated with site-specific compression injury from a perineal weight-bearing lower extremity above-knee ...

FREMONT, MI-- Nearly two years after losing both legs above the knee in an accident, 20-year-old Nathan Wolford is back to doing the things he loves. He successfully walked a 5K race this spring on ...

In A Nutshell For the first time in humans, scientists decoded intended movements across all three joints of a missing leg, including knee, ankle, and toes, directly from nerve signals. Tiny electrode ...

Above-knee sockets came in two basic varieties: the square, quadrilateral socket; or the rounded plug socket with no contouring. These sockets tended to fit loosely, allowed the residual limb to move ...

India, March 18 -- A new study published in Science describes a tissue-integrated bionic knee that directly connects prosthetic technology with muscles, bone, and the nervous system.

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- A new prosthesis under development will give servicemember amputees more flexibility and help them better perform their military jobs if they choose to stay on active duty. A ...

INSPIRING STORY TONIGHT. ALL MY LIFE I’VE BEEN ACTIVE. IT’S PART OF HIS DNA. THIS LAST MONDAY WE RODE 35 MILES AT LEAST 90 MILES A WEEK. BEST WAY TO STAY IN SHAPE. WHAT YOU MAY NOT NOTICE AS THE ...