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Latest Stories
AI vs. Traditional Below-Knee Socket Plaster Casts—Which Design is the Best?
December 16, 2024
The development of prosthetic sockets is a meticulous, collaborative endeavor that often requires several check sockets to achieve an optimal fit for the user. This traditional method has been plagued by challenges, such as variations in comfort and fit depending on the prosthetist’s skill level. However, recent advancements in artificial intel...
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Amputee Boxer Initially Denied to Compete Wins Approval to Join Amateur Fights
December 11, 2024
A boxer with a prosthetic leg has recently won in his battle with England’s sports authorities, gaining the right to compete in amateur fights. Mat...
A boxer with a prosthetic leg has recently won in his battle with England’s sports authorities, gaining the right to compete in amateur fights. Mat...
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Revolutionizing Prosthetics With Fabric-Based Sensors
November 07, 2024
The key to ensuring comfort when wearing a lower-limb prosthesis, besides prosthetic socket fit, is ensuring that the residual limb loads symmetric...
The key to ensuring comfort when wearing a lower-limb prosthesis, besides prosthetic socket fit, is ensuring that the residual limb loads symmetric...
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Engineering Students Design Comfortable Below-Knee Prosthesis for Growing Children
October 27, 2024
Engineering students from James Madison University (JMU) in Virginia have taken on a challenging mission to design a below-knee prosthesis that can...
Engineering students from James Madison University (JMU) in Virginia have taken on a challenging mission to design a below-knee prosthesis that can...
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Cutting-Edge Neuroprosthetic System Mimics Natural Limb Function
October 25, 2024
Prosthetic technology has evolved remarkably, transitioning from basic mechanical devices to sophisticated bionic limbs that strive to mimic natura...
Prosthetic technology has evolved remarkably, transitioning from basic mechanical devices to sophisticated bionic limbs that strive to mimic natura...
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PCAST System Makes Affordable Prostheses Possible
October 15, 2024
Around 80% of the world’s disabled population resides in low- to middle-income countries, where there is a lack of prosthetics training programs an...
Around 80% of the world’s disabled population resides in low- to middle-income countries, where there is a lack of prosthetics training programs an...
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AI vs. Traditional Below-Knee Socket Plaster Casts—Which Design is the Best?
December 16, 2024
The development of prosthetic sockets is a meticulous, collaborative endeavor that often requires several check sockets to achieve an optimal fit for the user. This traditional method has been plagued by challenges, such as variations in comfort and fit depending on the prosthetist’s skill level. However, recent advancements in artificial intel...
The development of prosthetic sockets is a meticulous, collaborative endeavo...
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Bill Introduced to Protect Medicare Beneficiaries’ Access to Orthotics, Prosthetics
July 01, 2024
In the past few years, there have been reports of prosthetic users in the US falling victim to fraudulent activities, including receiving non-functional devices from drop shippers. To address this problem, Senators Mark Warner, D-Va. and Steve Daines, R-Mont. have put forth a bill prohibiting “drop shipping” custom orthoses and prostheses to Med...
In the past few years, there have been reports of prosthetic users in the US ...
