A San Luis Obispo surgeon knowingly replaced a knee with hardware that was too big and didn’t alert the patient even though she reported severe pain, a new lawsuit alleges. Dr. Michael Laird is an ...

With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid ...

State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don't give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic sensors ...

Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A local man received a cutting-edge prosthetic after a severe motorcycle accident and the company who made it all possible says it’s a major milestone for the industry. Joey Hart ...

Simple suction allows the prosthetic to remain snug, and a button on the prosthetic releases the air pressure which allows her to remove it. The prosthetic blade with a shoe-like tread is specially ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

Heather Mills has shared details of an uncomfortable encounter on a train involving her prosthetic leg. The former model and wife of The Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney was 25 years old in 1993 when ...

State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don’t give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic sensors ...