AN amputee has built his own prosthetic leg to save himself £35,000. Alex Young, 46, lost his right leg below the knee last ...

The former soldier's life changed irrevocably when an explosive detonated near him in Afghanistan.

In reconstruction, the question is not whether a limb can be saved. It is whether the life attached to it can be lived. L. Scott Levin, MD, chair emeritus of orthopedic surgery and professor of ...

Paralympic track-and-field star and Lululemon ambassador Hunter Woodhall shares what his global travels are like wearing two prosthetic legs. For Travel + Leisure’s column Traveling As, we’re talking ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Some post-9/11 combat veterans say they’re facing challenges when it comes to getting care and prosthetics from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after having an amputation.

Limb loss can bring the darkest days to the brightest individuals. But Keith Walton, who uses a prosthetic leg, put his best foot forward to help spread a message many need to hear: If he can get ...

Following his right foot amputation in February, LaVar Ball seemed to be doing better with his new prosthetic leg. The Big Baller Brand took to Instagram on Tuesday, September 16, to share a video of ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Five-year-old Sila Abu Aqlan curled her lip in concentration as she practiced walking for the first time on a prosthetic leg at a clinic in Gaza City. The foot of the new ...

A Papillion La Vista High School student received a $5,000 scholarship from the Amputee Wellness Alliance to help her return to the basketball court.

When Tracey White started feeling pain in her right foot after a half marathon in the spring of 2021, she thought it was just normal soreness from the race. But the ailments kept escalating. In May ...

See photos of Papillion La Vista basketball player surprised with grant for prosthetic leg after cancer A tear rolls down Avery Krause after the Amputee Wellness Alliance surprised her with grant for ...