An international team led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has developed a prototype of the first fully integrated prosthetic arm that can be controlled naturally, provide sensory feedback and allows for eight degrees of freedom—a level of control far beyond the current state of the art for prosthetic limbs. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A new prosthetic hand uses individually movable fingers to hold a credit card, use a keyboard and lift a heavy bag. Researchers bill it as the world's first commercially available prosthetic hand that can move each finger separately. The i-LIMB, made by the Scottish company Touch Bionics, is being tested at the Orthopedic University Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

After taking the $17,000 prosthetic leg out for a "test drive" in 2005, the man never returned to pay. He was picked up on drug charges and the police have now confiscated the stolen leg. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Raising her trunk, three-legged Mosha salutes her new prosthetic limb, which means she can get back on the jungle trail.

The young Asian elephant lost her right front leg after stepping on a landmine aged only seven months old. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Judy Stanley embarked on a drastic change of lifestyle and lost eight stones in 12 months after switching to a diet of fresh fruit, vegetables and red meat.
But her rapid weight loss meant she needed a new prosthetic limb almost every month as her remaining leg shrunk in size. picked by bingo 6 months ago

After a 12 hour operation to rebuild his face, doctors provided him with an amazingly realistic prosthetic eye built into his eyeglasses. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Kamen's arm, dubbed "Luke" (after Skywalker, I assume), is an incredibly sophisticated bit of engineering that's lightyears ahead of the clamping "claws" that many amputees are forced to use today. picked by Inc0m 1 year ago

They told her she'd have to work in the stockroom until they switched to their winter uniforms. picked by tvirus 5 months ago

Mark Lesek, a Tasmanian businessman had to have his arm amputated. Doctors told him that he was not a suitable candidate for a prosthetic. He blew them off and built his own. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

An amazing new prosthetic arm by the inventor of the Segway. He just might make a useful invention after all! (And yeah, its name is a Star Wars reference.) picked by runninutes 2 years ago

A mechanical prosthetic finger so effective it provides articulation as fast and flexible as the real thing. picked by osiris12 2 years ago

Prosthetic arms moves according to thought. An amputee is able to think something and then his prosthetic arm will act accordingly. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

With Molly, hope limps, but it still lives. On three good legs - and one prosthetic one. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Police quickly swarmed the hospital and disarmed the leg... picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

The 11-month-old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite. These days, Meadow is running and grazing, and making friends with goats in a nearby pen.

*Not the calf in thumbnail. picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago

Photo journal of a girl being fitted for a new ear. This former CIA disguise specialist now makes the most amazingly lifelike prosthetics for people that are missing parts. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Wolverine has his retractable claws, but real-life technology is catching up with comic book super heroes. Dvice lists eight awesome things you can implant into your body. If someone could have all of these, they would rival any pop culture super hero! Themepic is a prosthetic speech implant, which can turn your thoughts into audible communication. picked by bingo 7 months ago

When tourists found a 5-inch green sea turtle bloody and missing three of her flippers, the people who run a hospital for the endangered animals here gave her little chance of survival. But, she's pulled through. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Five-year-old girl who lost her arms and legs gets revolutionary set of prosthetic limbs.

Don't miss this - it really is a must see! picked by topofall 7 months ago

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - An upstate New York man says he's still upbeat despite losing the same leg twice. Scott Listemann told the Poughkeepsie Journal that he laughs about losing his foot and lower leg "both the first time and the second time." Themepic not related picked by prish 1 year ago