Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee amputees. Unlike traditional ...

Bilateral above-knee amputation in an elderly patient almost invariably results in a wheelchair existence, or at best the use of short "bucket" prostheses, whereas preservation of one or both knee ...

Folsom long-distance cyclist showing anything is possible, despite his above-the-knee amputation Jim Wilkes is a volunteer for the Amputee Coalition and rides 90 miles a week on his bike ...

SAN DIEGO — A study presented here showed similar complication and reoperation rates, as well as Knee Society Scores, for knee fusion and above knee amputation in complex cases of knee ...

To test the technology, the researchers had six people with above-knee amputations strap on the exoskeleton before their metabolic rate was recorded. The users’ oxygen intake and carbon dioxide ...

In a small number of cases, treatment of the infection is unsuccessful, requiring amputation of the limb at a level above the knee. Of the 33,000 patients with PJI, about three percent had AKA.

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