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Georgia girl's ankle, foot reattached backward to create new knee after cancer diagnosis

October 26, 2015

Georgia girl's ankle, foot reattached backward to create new knee after cancer diagnosis

A Georgia sixth-grader who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and elected to undergo a radical procedure that would require her ankle and foot to be reattached backward is determined to run again.

3-D print technology provides 'robohand' to 7-year-old girl

October 26, 2015

3-D print technology provides 'robohand' to 7-year-old girl

Seven-year-old Faith Lennox never thought much about putting a prosthetic limb where her missing left hand had once been.

Researchers propose 'Breathalyzer' concussion test

October 24, 2015

Researchers propose 'Breathalyzer' concussion test

British researchers recently unveiled a proposal for a Breathalyzer test they say may lead to quicker concussion detection in athletes.

Rural clinics increasingly turn to telemedicine

October 24, 2015

Rural clinics increasingly turn to telemedicine

Fifty years in farming had given Tom Soukup a few brushes with his own mortality, but after a cow pinned him against a wall, death felt closer than ever. He lay on the muddy ground and began to pray, every gasp feeling like a stab to the chest.

'Infinite Socket' device offers amputees customized, comfortable approach to prosthetics

October 24, 2015

'Infinite Socket' device offers amputees customized, comfortable approach to prosthetics

Despite the many technological advances in the field of prosthetics, amputees still face an obstacle when it comes to the comfort of the socket, or the actual molded cup that meets the artificial lower limb.

Toddler born without a tibia thriving after receiving prosthetic leg

October 24, 2015

Toddler born without a tibia thriving after receiving prosthetic leg

Two days after their son’s birth, Michael and Sally Lynick faced a tough choice: have doctors amputate little Vincent’s leg or let the boy grow up without a tibia, Kare 11 reported.

Three men first to get reconstructed bionic hands after amputation

October 24, 2015

Three men first to get reconstructed bionic hands after amputation

Three Austrians have replaced injured hands with bionic ones that they can control using nerves and muscles transplanted into their arms from their legs.

Doctors hope groundbreaking spinal cord surgery will help Arizona man walk again

October 24, 2015

Doctors hope groundbreaking spinal cord surgery will help Arizona man walk again

Doctors hope a Scottsdale man who severed his spine in a dirt bike accident will regain the ability to walk after becoming the first-ever patient to undergo a groundbreaking new spinal cord surgery.

More than 2 in 100 Americans have new hips, knees

October 24, 2015

More than 2 in 100 Americans have new hips, knees

It's not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle with a new knee.

US FDA approves 'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees

October 24, 2015

US FDA approves 'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a robotic arm for amputees that is named for the "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker and can perform multiple, simultaneous movements, a huge advance over the metal hook currently in use.