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 ...

An engineering professor hopes to develop an alternative below-knee prosthesis capable of actively powering the ankle joint for amputees. Most people probably do not spend much time contemplating the ...

SURGICAL opinion varies widely as to the advisability of performing below-knee amputations in limbs that exhibit diminished circulation at the level of amputation. It has been shown that below-knee ...

In a small clinical study, people with above-the-knee amputations said it helped them navigate more easily and felt more like ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MANCHESTER – A rotating platform high flexion prosthesis showed increased flexion than the standard knee ...