When Joseph Alvarado showed up to a mobility clinic at Rice University, the 15-year-old went in expecting to learn tips on how to maneuver with his prosthetic leg. What he didn’t expect was receiving ...

Prosthetic legs controlled by a person's own neural system can help restore a natural walking gait, researchers found. Photo by Hugh Herr and Hyungeun Song/HealthDay News "Smart" prosthetic legs can ...

A team of biomedical researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new type of prosthetic leg that is more energy efficient, quieter and gives users a more natural gait than other ...

Prosthetic legs with sensors can help people avoid unseen obstacles underfoot. Three people who have had a leg amputated found that they perceived such prostheses as an extension of their own body and ...

A Texas veteran hit the waves in Morro Bay Tuesday morning with a specially-designed prosthetic limb created by students at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Kyle Kelly lost his lower right leg to a ...

In context: Prosthetic technology has come a long way over the years. Once upon a time, artificial limbs were largely cosmetic, and weren't the most functional objects in the world – nowadays, we have ...