Tag: science and technology

Researchers in Indonesia unveiled a prosthetic socket made largely of pineapple-leaf fibers. Beta testers hailed the prototype as comfortable, lightweight, ...

A silicone liner that constantly monitors the size and shape of an amputee's residual limb could vastly reduce the blisters, ...

We’re not saying prosthetic research is broken. But we do think new technologies take too long to migrate from the ...

According to a new study from Case Western University, neuroprosthetic devices restore a critical connection between the soles of the ...

In "Against Technoableism," amputee author Ashley Shew draws a sharp line between technology that herds disabled bodies toward nondisabled standards, ...

Tokyo-based BionicM isn't well recognized within the United States, but its new powered prosthetic leg for amputees might be a ...

UC Health was the first US hospital system to join the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry. How does the move ...

A new paper in the Journal of Gait and Posture analyzes the gait characteristics of 10 above-knee amputees, pre- and ...

A new paper in the Journal of Gait and Posture analyzes the gait characteristics of 10 above-knee amputees, pre- and ...

3D printing equips the industry to churn out custom devices—designed and built to fit individual amputees—at vastly greater speed and ...

If we’re destined to be ruled by bots, it seems prudent to learn how fluently ChatGPT can discuss limb loss, ...

The Utah Bionic Leg's unique features include an articulated big-toe joint and a “smart transmission system” that gives lower-limb amputees ...

A new discovery dates medical amputation to more than 30,000 years ago, radically altering our understanding of how human medical ...

Now that the FDA has granted approval for some forms of this new procedure, the number of American amputees who ...

Only about 20 amputees have had AMI surgery. Lexie Bader has had it done on each leg, so there’s nobody ...