After this loss, accessing and affording traditional prosthetic devices can present their own challenge to these individuals, who are often in developing countries with limited medical care. A group ...

Vascular grafts are used in coronary bypass surgery and aortic aneurysm correction, and involve either synthetic vascular prostheses or autologous blood vessel grafts. Despite a large amount of ...

Each year, thousands of people around the world lose a hand or finger, often due to accidents, war, natural disaster or illness. After this loss, accessing and affording traditional prosthetic devices ...

SCITUATE, R.I. (WPRI) — Christmas came early this year for a 9-year-old boy in Scituate, Rhode Island. Ollie Mancini was born without the lower part of his left arm. He always wanted a prosthetic, and ...

The term “prosthesis” actually refers to any type of device that helps or replaces a body part or bodily function. Imagine going through life without one of your limbs. Or losing one of your body’s ...

Camaria Lehman tells a story about a gorilla born without a leg in the wild. Viewed as a weakling, it was abandoned by its mother. Completely alone and starving, it languished beneath a tree until it ...

When the Students in Cal State Fullerton’s new Additive Manufacturing Engineering course were presented with the real-world task to create a prosthesis that could enhance the quality of life for a ...

BYU Global Engineering Outreach students are working with health clinics in Ecuador to provide low-cost prosthetic liner molds to help local prosthetic-wearers. (Made in Canva by Megan Zaugg) Editor's ...

SCITUATE, RI (WPRI) – Christmas came early this year for a 9-year-old boy in Rhode Island. Ollie Mancini was born without the lower part of his left arm. He always wanted a prosthetic, and a group of ...

SCITUATE, R.I. (WPRI) – Christmas came early this year for a 9-year-old boy in Scituate, Rhode Island. Ollie Mancini was born without the lower part of his left arm. He always wanted a prosthetic, and ...

SCITUATE, R.I. (WPRI) — Christmas came early this year for a 9-year-old boy in Scituate. Ollie Mancini was born without the lower part of his left arm. He always wanted a prosthetic, and a group of ...