New rules for used prosthetic feet could curb 'medical equipment graveyards'

Researchers have proposed new standards into the decades-old prosthetic donations market, improving the quality of lower limb ...
WRAL

'He'll be able to walk again': Ukrainian refugee living in the Triangle needs new $11K prosthetic leg

N.C. — A refugee who escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine needs a new prosthetic leg and is now living in central North Carolina. Oleksandr Karikh said a new prosthetic leg will cost about $11,000, ...
FOX31 Denver

Man living in bedroom for 3 months needs fitting for prosthetic leg

DENVER (KDVR) — Edward Martin Lee sits alone in his room, unable to walk down the hall to the living room of his home. Lee’s prosthetic leg no longer fits, causing him severe pain. “Right now it’s ...
Yahoo

CSU students hope to change prosthetic foot market with unique material

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (FORT COLLINS, Colo) — When Garrison Hayes was only six years old, his life took a sudden turn when doctors discovered ...

Prosthetic foot centre set up in Trinidad; Jaishankar terms it gift of mobility

Jaishankar inaugurates Jaipur Foot Prosthetics Centre in Trinidad, providing mobility and dignity to below-knee amputees across the Caribbean.
New Atlas

Better-performing prosthetic foot replicates the bones of the real thing

Imagine if one (or both) of your feet couldn't conform to uneven walking surfaces, or flex to spring you forward with each step. That's what it's like for most people who have prosthetic feet, ...
WTAE-TV

Pittsburgh company revolutionizes prosthetic foot fitting for amputees

HOW MUCH THAT MATTERS. I WAS IN A TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENT RIGHT NEAR THE ZOO. CHRISTINA KENNEY BECAME AN AMPUTEE AFTER A CRASH IN 2013, JUST AFTER HAVING HER DAUGHTER. I THINK THAT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO ...