In DepthLike a number of athletes, several thousand people in France undergo amputations every year. To support them in their reconstruction, scientific innovations have emerged in recent years.

With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid ...

State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don’t give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic sensors ...

AURORA, Colo. (May 23, 2025) – A test developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus that measures both prosthetic donning time and mobility in lower-limb amputation, shows that a ...

State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don't give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic sensors ...

According to the World Health Organization and other groups monitoring amputation and limb loss, 60-100 million people worldwide need a prosthetic limb. This population is expected to double by 2050, ...

For active people, a leg amputation does not have to be an obstacle to participating in various sports. How a modern prosthesis can help. Modern, computer-assisted prostheses offer a great deal of ...

Limb amputation is traumatic and affects quality of life. Lower-limb amputation (above or below the knee) is the most common reason for a person to use a prosthetic limb (customised prosthesis). The ...

A new method is helping some deal with chronic pain after an amputation. Kevin McNerney had been dealing with chronic foot pain and neuropathy for years when doctors at UVA Health suggested amputation ...