If the inner socket of a prosthetic leg doesn't conform to the contours of the user's leg stump, considerable pain and even skin ulcers may result. A new prosthesis should help keep that from ...

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

Thanks to a neural interface, people can move this bionic limb naturally—just by thinking about it. When someone loses part of a leg, a prosthetic can make it easier to get around. But most ...

The young alpaca lost his leg last year but hasn’t let it slow him down. Cowboy was fitted at Friday’s appointment for his second prosthetic leg. Derek Smith, his owner and Co-Owner of Fleecy Friends ...

DAVIS, Calif. -- A terrier mix from the Sacramento-area is getting a helping hand from some clever students at UC Davis. By all accounts, the dog named Hobbes can manage pretty well, even though he ...

Leg driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally READ MORE: Experts create a robot with a face made out of living skin tissue Scientists have developed a prosthetic leg ...

Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for "insurance fairness." This is a KFF Health News story. When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very ...

Lyric Mariah has two prosthetic legs — one named Bertha, for sneakers, and the other, Tina, for high heels — and they’re taking the Internet by storm. Now a model in London, Mariah has amassed more ...

ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A goat with a knee injury was saved when a nine-year-old girl suggested she get a prosthetic leg. Gourd suffered a knee injury a year ago, and arthritis quickly moved ...