A young man with severe peripheral artery disease, facing potential amputation, regained mobility through a structured ...

A vascular surgeon successfully treated a young patient at risk of leg amputation due to PAD with a structured intermittent ...

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For prosthetic legs to really allow amputees to regain their freedom of movement, they’ll need to be lightweight, mimic the natural mechanics of a human leg, and be self-powered and therefore ...

With two new legs to stand on, Dymtro Dimakrasnovskye put all his effort into making a single step. “The most difficult ever for me was to make that first step,” the 24-year-old, double-leg amputee ...

Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as ...

Transmitting sensory signals from prostheses to the nervous system helps leg amputees to perceive prosthesis as part of their body. While amputees generally perceive their prostheses as heavy, this ...