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Key Findings From the Hanger Institute’s Annual Report
Want a user-friendly summary of amputee-related research and clinical data? Look no further than the annual report released last week ...
How I Became an Amputee Punk
When Hugh Boyle was insulted as "a one-legged punk," he laughed off the taunt and used it as inspiration for ...
Why Do Women Get Less Effective Amputee Care?
It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...
Amputee Filmmakers Shine in 2024 Disability Film Challenge
It was another record-setting year for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, with 136 entries. And as always, films by amputee ...
Do Running Blades Give Amputee Sprinters an Unfair Advantage?
Ever since Oscar Pistorius began racing nondisabled sprinters, sports scientists have been debating whether running blades give amputee athletes an ...
Amplitude’s Awareness Aces for #LLLDAM
To celebrate Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, we combed Amplitude’s print and digital archives to find amputees with ...
Study Compares Functional Performance of Genium and C-Leg
A study in Vol. 53 No. 6 of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development compares the Ottobock Genium microprocessor-controlled ...
DARPA Provides LUKE Arms to Vets
Photograph of LUKE Arms courtesy of DARPA. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has provided first production versions of ...
African-Americans With Diabetes Face Higher Risk of Preventable Amputations
African-Americans are at higher risk for two diseases-diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD)-that together threaten to cause them more preventable ...
Hanger Charitable Foundation Awards Final Round of 2016 Grants
The Hanger Charitable Foundation, Austin, Texas, completed its final round of 2016 grants, awarding $225,000 to five non-profit organizations. The ...
