A new kind of prosthetic limb depends on carbon fibre and computer chips—and the reëngineering of muscles, tendons, and bone.
For active people, a leg amputation does not have to be an obstacle to participating in various sports. How a modern ...
The bionic leg uses electrodes and a microprocessor to read Vawter’s intentions via muscle contractions in his thigh. Partially funded by the U.S. Army, prosthetics like these could eventually ...
Planning a busy schedule with her mom, 16-year-old Cara Pennington doesn't let her prosthetic leg slow her down. As a child, a tumor on her spine caused her left leg to become nonfunctional ...
Custom prosthetic legs stand by the desk waiting for amputee ... Ben Russon, a sophomore studying mechanical engineering, said their first day in the Dominican Republic started by sorting out ...
A man's prosthetic leg became lodged on the accelerator as he was driving before crashing into another vehicle, through a fence and into a field, according to police. A man's prosthetic leg became ...