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 ...

Three of these, nevertheless, walked with a prosthesis after the amputation, 1 below the knee on the other side and 2 above the knee. After the operation here being evaluated, 16 patients subsequently ...

BETHESDA, Md. (Jan. 10, 2012) -- A sophisticated prosthetic knee with a newly designed microprocessor is giving many wounded warriors with above-the-knee amputations the chance to return to active ...

Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as ...