As part of Greener AHP Week, staff at North Cumbrian hospitals are highlighting the importance of using recycled materials to make prosthetic limbs. Recycled prosthetics saved the equivalent ...

But a new advance aims to solve this 200-year-old problem by revolutionizing the fit of prosthetic limbs, according to a recent report in the journal Nature Communications. A patented new material ...

But a new advance aims to solve this 200-year-old problem by revolutionizing the fit of prosthetic limbs, according to a recent report in the journal Nature Communications. Related 'Smart ...

New Material Allows Amputees To Adjust Prosthetic Limb Fit Via Smartphone By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Chafing, blisters and sores are common ...

A new adaptive lining for the sockets of prosthetic limbs was designed with this important fact very much in mind. Known as "Roliner," the material is being developed by British biomedical startup ...

A group of 20 amputees from the Northern and Eastern provinces was taken to Chennai, India, on 5 March to receive free prosthetic limbs. The group departed from Jaffna International Airport as part of ...

Following the American Civil War in 1860, more advanced wooden limbs with rubber cushioning were created to meet the needs of new amputees. Then, prosthetics were adopted for the purpose of art ...

Philadelphia has its share of die-hard sports fans and, with a recent move, one young boy may have cemented his status among the most ardent fans. As, even at the young age of 7-year-old, you ...

Currently, the robotic hand can be controlled using EMG signals, which are traditionally used by people with upper-limb loss to control myoelectric prosthetic hands. A US$150 gesture-control ...