I have been an above-knee amputee for over 50 years. For the first 30 years, my prosthesis was balsa wood with a simple mechanical knee. I fell a lot, could only walk at one fixed speed, would sweat ...

More than 2 million Americans have lost a limb, and it's estimated there are 185,000 amputations every year. New technology in prosthetics is helping many amputees move forward. Robert Wright has kept ...

Retired Army Sgt. Max Ramsey, 42, recently traded his X2 microprocessor knee for the latest innovation in prosthetics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). The X3 waterproof and ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. (April 22, 2010) -- From developing a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic leg to a non-chafing socket device, the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center here is ...

When an arm or other extremity is amputated or lost, a prosthetic device, or prosthesis, can play an important role in rehabilitation. For many people, an artificial limb can improve mobility and the ...

Alex Raspe, a 30-year-old Fontana resident, slips a cuff over his knee, snapping a high-tech prosthetic ankle where his left leg used to be. Raspe, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, is a ...

Donald Crosby, injured by a gunshot wound during combat in the Vietnam War, has worn a prosthetic leg since 1971, so he can attest to how much better prostheses are now compared with then. “The very ...

How do microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees differ from traditional prosthetic knees? These prosthetics are a big change from traditional models. The knees are designed with a programmable ...

The prostetic legs have microprocessor knees to help him walk more normally. — -- Vidal Lopez, 19, lost both his legs above the knees from a car accident in the summer of 2016 in Mexico. At the ...

Limbs are gone. Spirits remain attached. Medical science is the bridge between them. “There’s a lot of falling down,” says double amputee Matthew Brewer, settling onto a bench after a series of slow ...