THE best fit for a prosthetic leg depends in part on the small adjustments in alignment that help amputees walk comfortably. Traditionally, these refinements have been done by a skilled clinician who ...

A start-up company in San Diego is creating artificial limbs with a 3D printer. They say their digital system can be a cheaper, faster way to customize prosthetics. KPBS science and technology ...

Fit and alignment are the keys to making prosthesis wearers achieve a proper gait. And gathering good data is the key to getting the alignment right. This video looks at how designers measure the ...

Amputees greatly value the versatility offered by the Runway adjustable heel height prosthetic foot. Its anatomical gliding ankle maintains appropriate foot alignment to provide knee stability and ...

Join medical resident Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she shadows a prosthetic resident. Learn how prosthetics are made and meet Wayne, who had a below-knee amputation following a workplace accident.