CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible is not just complicated technology and delicate surgical procedures. It’s ...

Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before. Lernestål, Erik, Livrustkammaren/SHM, CC BY-SA The human body today has many ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A Canadian man with Polish roots is in the Brazos Valley to give thanks to a local organization for supporting him during his mission to travel hundreds of miles by ...

Paula Free, a multiple lower leg surgery patient, founded Power On With Limb Loss in 2016 to connect with fellow amputees. Power On With Limb Loss offers peer visits, outdoor activities, support ...

The giant transport planes unload their sad cargo at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, the first stop home for the most seriously injured Americans of the Iraq war. Arriving virtually every ...

A U.S. Army soldier is participating in a clinical trial at Walter Reed testing a neural-enabled prosthetic limb designed to ...

On October 5th, 2023, Richard Horvat’s life changed forever. What began as a routine day quickly turned tragic when his car ran out of gas, stalling on the side of the highway. Desperate for help, ...