Frank M. Smith, who lost his leg in a forklift accident 10 years ago and has a partial foot prosthesis, doesn't know what he's going to do the next time he needs his artificial limbs replaced. Smith, ...

Newer technologies are making prosthetics more functional than ever before. The use of microprocessors and lighter materials has made the devices easier to use and maneuver. Examples of how far the ...

For an estimated two million people in the U.S. living with limb loss, commercial-grade prosthetics can be bulky, unintuitive, and still make everyday activities, like stepping over a sleeping cat, a ...