The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an option for patients who have trouble with the standard socket leg prosthetics that are typically used for those with above-the-knee amputation.

We herein describe a case of erectile dysfunction in a young previously potent amputee, associated with site-specific compression injury from a perineal weight-bearing lower extremity above-knee ...

The latest Ossur Power Knee is just a prosthesis, but it more closely resembles a robot than any artificial limb. A leg fashioned for above-knee amputees, the Power Knee is the only prosthesis of its ...

FREMONT, MI-- Nearly two years after losing both legs above the knee in an accident, 20-year-old Nathan Wolford is back to doing the things he loves. He successfully walked a 5K race this spring on ...

Above-knee sockets came in two basic varieties: the square, quadrilateral socket; or the rounded plug socket with no contouring. These sockets tended to fit loosely, allowed the residual limb to move ...

D-Rev, an award-winning US NGO – a non-profit product development company, has launched its ReMotion Knee for the Indian market. The ReMotion Knee is D-Rev’s fourth product to reach the market, and ...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) Implant System, the first ...

KATHMANDU: Breaking the boundaries of disability, a former British Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has scripted a history by successfully standing atop Mera Peak (6,476m) in the ...