A wooden big toe that enabled a priest's daughter to walk around 3,000 years ago has been found to be even more complex than researchers believed. It is thought to be one of the oldest prosthetic ...

Researchers have suspected two Egyptian artificial toes are the world's oldest known prosthetic body parts. A new study suggests that is the case: Volunteers without a big toe showed the prosthetics ...

For most of us, they’re a medical marvel, but for amputees or those born without body parts, prosthetics are a true lifeline. Incredibly, the very first prosthetic known to human history dates back ...

There’s no slowing down 7-year-old Logan Pieper. The first-grader at Shakopee Area Catholic School wrestles, skis, snowboards and rides motocross. And since the age of 2, he’s worn a prosthetic leg.

In the United States, approximately 185,000 people have an amputation each year, 507 people lose a limb each day, and 2.1 million people currently live with limb loss. By 2050, this number will reach ...

Accident victims who lose their limbs experience physical and psychological trauma. Previously, patients with amputated limbs had to depend on the other limbs to execute basic tasks. However, with the ...