Three new studies from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) highlight the use and advantages of osseointegration (OI) for ...

Supporters of the bill argue coverage for the additional prosthetics would allow participation in more physical activities, ...

A quiet plant growing in water might not seem like the beginning of a medical innovation. Yet in a design lab at the ...

The dental industry is undergoing a monumental shift. The transition from traditional, manual mold-making to high-precision ...

Memory loss is a medical symptom that affects everyone at one time or another. It can come in the casual form of forgetting where you put your keys, or in the more severe form of forgetting who you ...

A pump-free and touchless method of activating a nonhydraulic penile prosthesis seems to perform as well as any hydraulic inflatable prosthesis, and would be much easier for the patient to use and for ...

Transmitting sensory signals from prostheses to the nervous system helps leg amputees to perceive prosthesis as part of their body. While amputees generally perceive their prostheses as heavy, this ...

Subcutaneous extrusion of penile prosthesis cylinders beneath the glans penis is an unusual but difficult complication of penile prosthesis. Without surgical repair, extrusion, infection, and ...

Researchers have created a prosthetic hand that offers its users the ability to feel where it is and how the fingers are positioned — a sense known as proprioception. The headline may be in jest, but ...