Nearly two years ago Payton Heiberger lost two of her fingers in a car crash near Houston. It was a devastating injury for a pre-med student hoping to become a surgeon.“They told me I was better off ...

A. A normal knee is not painful and does not limit your mobility. In an arthritic knee, especially one with advanced osteoarthritis, the protective cartilage surface has worn away causing bone to rub ...

Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and ...

Scottish scientists have created the world's first powered bionic fingers for partial-hand amputees. Called ProDigits, the prosthesis has a silicone skin and movable thumb that allows amputees the ...

A NEW TYPE OF PROSTHETIC IS GIVING PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTEES MORE INDEPENDENCE. — SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - In just 10 minutes, life went from normal to forever changed for Allyson Watson. “The sheriff came to ...

A groundbreaking surgical procedure combined with exciting new technological strides is offering new hope and help for amputees. Private Jackson Schroeder, an Army veteran, was one of the early few to ...

For Kayleigh-Ann, life has been a story of strength, courage, and the determination to keep moving forward - literally. At just 10 years old, what began as an ordinary family holiday ended in a fight ...

A new artificial retina, an array of electrodes implanted on the back of the eye, has been found to restore partial vision to totally blind people. In a study focused on 15 blind participants who had ...

Mims did not join the Army as a medic, but started his career as an armor officer, then psychological operations officer before deciding to go the medical route. Mims said he joined to "see the world, ...