A newly developed bionic knee could help people with above-the-knee amputations walk and climb with greater ease than they could with a traditional prosthesis. The new prosthesis, described July 10 in ...

FDA approved the first implant system for adults who have above-the-knee amputations and might not be able to use a conventional socket prosthetic device. The Osseoanchored Prostheses for the ...

The first above-the-knee double-amputee to climb Mount Everest has arrived in Antarctica aiming to complete his challenge of ...

Hari Budha Magar made history as the first double above-the-knee amputee to reach the top of the mountain Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

RALEIGH – Three members of the Wolfpack are developing life-changing prosthetic kits to help above-the-knee amputees worldwide. Alumni Lindsay Sullivan and Dustin Prescott and current graduate student ...

Eight-year-old Marynа Ponomariova from Kherson Oblast has become the first girl wearing an above-knee prosthesis to ski down a slope with a coach, setting a national record. Details: Marynа, who is ...

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A new experimental exoskeleton developed by mechanical engineers at the University of Utah’s Bionic Engineering Lab enables an amputee to walk with much less effort, while restoring strength and range ...

Project Description: This project is focused on the development of a prosthetic designed to specifically target blue collar workers who need to bend their knees, use the side to side motion of the ...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) Implant System, the first ...