The direct medical costs of falls in adults with a transfemoral amputation are described in a new article. In a new study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Mayo Clinic researchers ...

Foot prostheses are usually inflexible, which prevents natural walking. Italian researchers have developed a prosthesis that adapts to the ground. Scientists at the Instituto Italiano de Tecnologia ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the last few years of the Hackaday Prize, there have been more than a few prosthetic devices presented. Almost without exception, the target for these projects are prosthetic hands. That’s a ...