Ordinarily, prosthetic legs have ankle joints that are passive, moving only in response to pressure exerted by the user. As a result, walking up stairs or over uneven ground can be difficult. A new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Use of a new total ankle prosthesis improved the experience of patients with end-stage arthritis, ...

Prosthetic limbs are getting better and more personalized, but useful as they are, they’re still a far cry from the real thing. This new prosthetic ankle is a little closer than others, though: it ...

Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) replaced the plastic covers of Unico (in the picture) and Armonico with AlkiPaper® biocomposites. The Rehab Technologies Lab at IIT used ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Ten years ago, David Bronson's life changed forever. Like so many American soldiers serving in Iraq, the now-retired Army sergeant was the victim of an improvised explosive ...

Computer-controlled artificial legs have aided in improving amputees' freedom of movement by mimicking the natural motion of their missing limbs. Now, a new robotic ankle promises to make this motion ...

Demonstration of the robotic prosthetic ankle. Electromyographic sensors (on calf at left) capture electrical activity generated by muscles when they are flexed. This signal tells the prosthesis which ...

Solico, a leading composite engineering specialist for the Industrial, Marine and Defence sectors, is delighted to announce its recent collaboration with innovative prosthetics specialists Axiles ...

Prosthetic limbs have evolved considerably from the rudimentary wooden appendages of just a few decades ago. They can be bionic, brain-controlled and loaded with features-- and even mimic the sense of ...

A robotic ankle that puts a motorised spring in the step of amputees will let them to walk using less energy and with a more natural gait, according to its inventor. Hugh Herr, a biophysicist at MIT ...

For someone who grew up in the “sticks” of Texas, surfing was something Iraq War veteran Kyle Kelly never considered. But following an amputation in late 2015 stemming from a previous combat injury, ...

A recent case study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrates that, with training, neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore ...