Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a rotating-hinge knee prosthesis after distal femoral resection had durable long-term outcomes with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Third-generation modular rotating hinged knee systems are now widely available. The S-ROM rotating hinge ...

April 23, 2009 An artificial knee costing just USD$20 promises to deliver much needed help to amputees who are disadvantaged or impoverished – particularly when the price of high-end titanium knee ...

In the last two decades, prosthetic limb technology has grown by leaps and bounds. Today, the most advanced prostheses incorporate microprocessors that work with onboard gyroscopes, accelerometers, ...

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 ...

Some higher-end prosthetic legs are equipped with things like gyroscopes and accelerometers, in order to guide their knee joint through a more natural bending motion. In developing nations, however, ...

The ReMotion Knee lets people in the developing world share some of our advanced prosthetic technology, but at a price you can afford if you make $4 a day. After he lost his leg in a traffic accident, ...

Mike Schultz has always pushed himself to be the best he can achieve. He was living his dream as one of the top professional snowmobile racers and working his way up the ranks when an accident struck.

EDDYSTONE — Chase Frost, the former Parkside firefighter severely burned during a townhouse blaze — to the point that his left arm and right leg had to be amputated — is having an easier time getting ...

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have launched India’s first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee, which aims to improve the quality of life for ...

Researchers report that they have designed a cheap prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion. The team reports that it has calculated the ideal torque that a prosthetic knee should produce, ...