Most children with unilateral congenital below elbow deficiency continue to use prostheses. But the devices may not be necessary for everyday activities, according to a survey of children who ...

Adero Knott, who identifies as a congenital below-elbow amputee, has joined forces with venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton to develop a bike adapter for amputees. Medium reports the professional ...

It’s been more than 20 years since Karin lost much of her right arm below the elbow in a farming accident. While she got medical attention, she was plagued for years with debilitating phantom limb ...

A Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis. In a pioneering surgery, titanium implants were placed ...

Everyday students on campus wake up, slam the snooze button down with their palms, reach for the light switch and flick it with their fingertips, and grab their breakfast to go with a swipe of the ...

For Claudia Voican, 30, the phrase “to give a hand” has life-changing meaning. Born in Romania with a congenital limb deficiency, Voican’s left arm stops just below her elbow. As a result, when she ...

The researchers said that until now this technology has only been demonstrated in amputations below the elbow. Tonney wearing a prosthetic arm directly attached to the skeleton and neuromuscular ...

Keith Neal has been adamant in his short elementary school career that he will learn to play the violin. The problem is Keith was born without a left arm below his elbow. On Wednesday, the determined ...

An engineering graduate has gone from a prototype bionic hand to pre-seed funding to produce an affordable medical device for the market in less than a year. Alt-Bionics announced Friday a $25,000 ...