NEWTON, Mass. — She was orphaned during Rwanda’s genocide and lost much of one of her legs to childhood cancer, but Claudine Humure has dreams of giving back to her once war-torn homeland. First, ...

IT’S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU SEE SOMEONE WALKING WITH THE FOOT ON THEIR PROSTHETIC LEG FACING BACKWARDS, BUT THIS IS A REALITY FOR ROSS HOLLAND. IT’S SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. IT’S SO MUCH EASIER.

Founded first at Ohio State, the Accessible Prosthetics Initiative is a nonprofit organization working to support amputees through education of amputee experiences and development of prosthetics.

In a photoshoot Kelly Knox—a British model and disability-rights advocate—poses with a prosthetic limb unlike any other. Ms Knox was born with her left arm missing from the elbow down. From the point ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute Facial Prosthetics creates realistic prosthetics for people who have lost a part of the face due to cancer, other illnesses, or injuries. We also make prosthetics for people ...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) --A study published by a University of Colorado Boulder researcher last month compared elite-level 400-meter non-amputee sprinters with the fastest amputee sprinters who use ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

The prosthetics field’s main problem isn’t just designing better devices — it’s the lack of data to guide which device is best for each patient, according to one executive in the space. Josh Caputo, ...

ATLANTA - A metro-Atlanta boy received a big surprise Saturday morning, a new running prosthetic leg. The organization called Challenged Athletes Foundation partnered with prosthetics company Ossur ...

A group of high school students in metro Detroit used a 3D printer to create a life-changing prosthetic arm for a 10-year-old ...