Amputees greatly value the versatility offered by the Runway adjustable heel height prosthetic foot. Its anatomical gliding ankle maintains appropriate foot alignment to provide knee stability and ...

We have designed and perform the latest in bunionectomy techniques including the opening wedge and POSCOW procedures and biologic and prosthetic arthroplasty for hallux rigidus (arthritis of the great ...

The Raize is a unique microprocessor ankle/foot system in a low profile, lightweight design. Its plantar/dorsi-flexion range reduces damaging forces on the residual limb and greatly enhances ...

A double amputee himself, he shows how incredibly true to form these electronic foot and ankle prosthetics, called BIOMs, are to human physiology. Produced by Kamelia Angelova, Alana Kakoyiannis ...

In 2015, Mariah went to college and later moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling, but by that time, her last prosthetic foot had completely worn out, and she was just walking on a metal plate.

The ground-breaking new device allows patients to directly control their prosthetic using ... the natural motions of the foot. By recording the signals, the robotic ankle knows how far and how ...

Demonstration of the robotic prosthetic ankle. Electromyographic sensors (on calf at left) capture electrical activity generated by muscles when they are flexed. This signal tells the prosthesis ...

Parts of the prosthetic include remarkable detail, including the wooden foot which has been carved to include an arch and ankle. Almost 94,000 soldiers were held prisoner in Germany and Poland ...

“The prosthesis’ components loosened with continued use ... “There was a great need for a foot and ankle man at the University,” said Marc Swiontkowski, head of orthopedic surgery. Coetzee received ...

Other amputees would have had to pay tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket for those secondary prosthetics because they weren't covered by insurance. "If I request a certain foot or a blade, I ...