Accidents, combat injuries, birth defects, and disease may result in the loss of limbs or orthopedic impairment. Patients will turn to Orthotists and Prosthetists to design and fabricate devices such ...

My left arm extends all the way up to and just barely past my elbow, tapering into a small, fleshy stump. For prosthetists, I’ve always been a weird fit—that funny little kid in the office with my arm ...

The BYU 2ft Prosthetics club, under the nonprofit 2ft Prosthetics organization, aims to help individuals by developing low-cost prosthetics. Mason Kenney, a BYU student, is the president of the 2ft ...

The field of prosthetics fabrication is a unique mixture of art and science. “I’ve spoken with prosthetists who were cabinetmaker, artisans,” said Blake Teipel, co-founder and CEO of Essentium, Inc., ...

The veteran-owned business combines hands-on craftsmanship with modern technology to help people living with limb loss.

Photographs of prosthetics made by Afghans who had to rely on their own ingenuity when they were wounded in war. Photographs of prosthetics made by Afghans who had to rely on their own ingenuity when ...

When Ubokobong Amanam lost his fingers in an accident he teamed up with his brother John, a special effects artist, to design a prosthetic that suited him – now they run a thriving business On a humid ...