Prosthetic legs controlled by a person's own neural system can help restore a natural walking gait, researchers found. Photo by Hugh Herr and Hyungeun Song/HealthDay News "Smart" prosthetic legs can ...

Bentley, the golden retriever, is just a few weeks away from getting his custom prosthetic leg, lovingly designed and crafted by students from Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina Ashley ...

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the mom of Bentley, a jolly golden retriever, got him as a puppy, she knew she had a best friend forever. "I can't imagine my life without him," Ashley Liberto, Bentley's mom, ...

Losing a lower limb can cause significant disability. It is estimated that approximately 150,000 people in the United States undergo lower extremity amputation every year 1. For many people, using a ...

Paralympic track-and-field star and Lululemon ambassador Hunter Woodhall shares what his global travels are like wearing two prosthetic legs. For Travel + Leisure’s column Traveling As, we’re talking ...

Parker Byrd nearly lost his life in a boating accident on July 23, 2022. Although he survived, his right leg had to be amputated and his future was forever changed. But 573 days and 22 surgeries later ...