Although there have already been birds that received strap-on artificial legs, scientists are now reporting the first successful integration of a prosthetic foot directly into a stork's residual leg ...

With Oskar Aszmann and his team at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, MedUni Vienna has long been regarded as a world leader in bionic limb reconstruction. It was only ...

On Tuesday, Eric Pierce cruised up a ramp, walked up steps and stepped down curbs with ease, all thanks to his new bionic foot. "It makes a world of difference," said Pierce, 29. "It's almost like ...

The Army is developing advanced bionic feet, thanks to a partnership between Fort Detrick and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The newest version of the Army's bionic foot helped a ...

MUSKEGON -- Climbing stairs or walking uphill just got easier for Bob Glockzin. The 62-year-old Muskegon man, who lost his left leg below the knee in a 1991 motorcycle accident, was recently fitted ...

The prosthetic is the first bionic lower-leg system to restore lost function of the foot and ankle. It simulates muscle function for people who have had amputations below the knee. Only five of these ...