April 23, 2009 An artificial knee costing just USD$20 promises to deliver much needed help to amputees who are disadvantaged or impoverished – particularly when the price of high-end titanium knee ...

SURGICAL opinion varies widely as to the advisability of performing below-knee amputations in limbs that exhibit diminished circulation at the level of amputation. It has been shown that below-knee ...

In Jaipur, India, about 150 patients show up every day at an organization that creates low-cost prosthetic limbs for people with mobility problems. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on ...

Selecting the right mobility equipment is crucial for anyone eager to maintain an active lifestyle after limb loss. Whether you’re training for a marathon, hiking, or enjoying everyday activities, the ...

The modern world around us — from the spaces we inhabit to the furniture we perch upon to the gadgets, tools and devices we hold in our hands — is implicitly designed for humans that fit within a ...

An engineering professor hopes to develop an alternative below-knee prosthesis capable of actively powering the ankle joint for amputees. Most people probably do not spend much time contemplating the ...

Bulow BioTech Prosthetics is proud to announce that its patient, Lewis Branson, is among the first 3 U.S. civilians to be fitted with the O ssur POWER KNEE™. The motorized knee is a "smart" prosthetic ...

During the past 22 years, Windsor resident Joe Johnson hasturned Quorum Prosthetics from a company he once ran out of his garage to onenow worth about $20 million. Yet, Johnson isn’t an especially ...