The ground-breaking new device allows patients to directly control their prosthetic ... in the leg. Instead, the device requires patients to undergo a new form of below-the-knee amputation surgery ...

Currently, prosthetic legs rely on robotic controls for walking ... Herr uses two robotic prostheses, since his legs were both amputated below the knee after a climbing accident.

A novel surgical technique could dramatically improve walking for people with below-the-knee amputations and help them better control their prosthetics. A study published Monday in Nature Medicine ...

"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural ... researchers said in background notes. A traditional below-the-knee amputation disrupts the interaction of these paired muscles ...

The AMI procedure for below-knee amputation was named the Ewing ... By creating a connection between a person’s nervous system and their prosthetic leg, researchers at the K.

When an amputee patient thinks about walking, the prosthetic limb moves naturally ... technology could make walking with a leg amputation below the knee more natural. H. Song et al.

He lost both his legs six inches below ... above-the-knee amputations, has now been performed on 60 patients and is no longer considered experimental, said Herr. But the advanced prosthetic ...