When Joseph Alvarado showed up to a mobility clinic at Rice University, the 15-year-old went in expecting to learn tips on how to maneuver with his prosthetic leg. What he didn’t expect was receiving ...

A team of biomedical researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new type of prosthetic leg that is more energy efficient, quieter and gives users a more natural gait than other ...

Prosthetic legs with sensors can help people avoid unseen obstacles underfoot. Three people who have had a leg amputated found that they perceived such prostheses as an extension of their own body and ...

MUNSTER, Ind. (WLS) -- An early birthday present for a soon-to-be 5-year-old Indiana girl may be a life-changer. She's just received a new prosthetic leg that promises to keep up with her. Heather ...

At the heart of this breakthrough is a surgical procedure known as the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface, or AMI. Unlike traditional amputation methods, the AMI reconnects muscles in the residual ...

JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it will make a new pair of prosthetic legs for a Mississippi veteran after his were repossessed two days before Christmas. Jerry Holliman, ...