Nearly three years ago, Cassidy's fate was uncertain. Missing his right hind leg, virtually hairless, and 30 pounds (14 kilograms) underweight, the year-old old German shepherd mix was living in an ...

An international research team led by the German University of Jena has now developed a promising approach to significantly reducing blood clotting on the heart valve material titanium. Around 25,000 ...

Bone-anchored leg prostheses improve quality of life, Swedish study finds Date: September 15, 2010 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: A new study from Sweden shows the results of treatment ...

An osseointegrated prostheses is an artificial limb that's attached to a titanium rod, which has been surgically implanted into an amputee's residual limb. Osseointegration.eu If you or someone you ...

It took some time, but the age of the cyborg is upon us. For the first time, neuromuscular electrodes that enable a prosthetic arm and hand to be controlled by thought have been permanently implanted ...

Previous studies detected both lethal and cumulative chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow and peripheral blood of patients with worn hip and knee replacements. This study shows that wear debris from ...