A Chinese amputee who earned the nickname “Iron Leg Man” has shared the designs of his customized high-tech prosthetic leg so that other amputees can improve their artificial limbs. Liang Kaiyu, 30, ...
For prosthetic legs to really allow amputees to regain their freedom of movement, they’ll need to be lightweight, mimic the natural mechanics of a human leg, and be self-powered and therefore ...
A one-of-a-kind fashion show held in Boston’s Seaport over the weekend spotlighted adaptive clothing and a foundation created following the Boston Marathon bombing to help amputees. Teaming up with ...
VA researchers lead national study of female amputee population to prove that more style and variety in prosthetic designs have clinical benefits.
Djurica Resanovic lost his leg in a motorbike accident several years ago which resulted in amputation above the knee. Thanks to novel neuroprosthetic leg technology, Resanovic was successfully merged ...
Born with a rare birth defect, Brooks Raney had his leg amputated as a newborn, but that didn't slow him down. At 13 months, he began walking with a prosthetic leg something that would change the ...
In June, Jonah Villamil hopped on a surfboard with two legs for the first time in three years. He was testing the water with a new, 3-D-printed prosthetic leg. Jonah calls it his “DNA leg” because of ...
IT’S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU SEE SOMEONE WALKING WITH THE FOOT ON THEIR PROSTHETIC LEG FACING BACKWARDS, BUT THIS IS A REALITY FOR ROSS HOLLAND. IT’S SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. IT’S SO MUCH EASIER.
Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as ...
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