A former engineer who underwent a life-saving amputation has built his own prosthetic limb for swimming. Alex Young, 46, from ...

"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural walking gait, but it's done through robotic sensors and algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates. A better way would be ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For many amputees, the process of getting an additional prosthetic can be costly. One Michigan native, set out to bring awareness to that very issue. Nicole Ver Kuilen lost her ...

A specialized team at the James A. Haley VA in Tampa is helping veterans from across the Southeast rebuild their lives ...

Ever since Hugh Herr lost both his legs to a rock-climbing accident, he’s been on a quest to design replacement limbs that feel like the real thing. It’s now possible to engineer light-weight custom ...

IT’S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU SEE SOMEONE WALKING WITH THE FOOT ON THEIR PROSTHETIC LEG FACING BACKWARDS, BUT THIS IS A REALITY FOR ROSS HOLLAND. IT’S SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. IT’S SO MUCH EASIER.

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 ...

Wooden prosthetic leg or "peg leg," consisting of four variously shaped pieces of wood connected using metal bolts. Bottom of leg is flat and rectangular. On one side of leg is a long piece of wood ...