A powered prosthetic leg that predicts when the wearer is about to take steps on flat or inclined surfaces, or climb stairs, helped improve prosthesis control in a small new study. The control system, ...

New York, Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Lower Extremity Prosthetics Pipeline Report Including Stages of Development, Segments, Region and ...

In 2009, Medicare inappropriately paid $43 million for lower limb prostheses that did not meet coverage requirements, and they could have been prevented by using claims processing edits, according to ...

Researchers are perfecting a pattern recognition system that makes it easier for patients with a lower limb amputation to navigate uneven terrain and to naturally transition between movements such as ...

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 prosthesis anchored to bone goes ...

Summary When AI powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In this study, we used virtual reality to ...

When AI-powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In a study appearing in Scientific Reports, ...