Imperial scientists hope to re-engineer stump skin for more comfortable prosthetics—using skin from the sole of the foot as a template. People who have had limbs removed often use false arms and legs, ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Liverpool resident Bryan Costello knew almost instantly that he had lost his right leg below the knee when a car slammed into the motorcycle he was driving outside of Detroit in 2011 ...

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new way of designing and manufacturing bespoke prosthetic liners, in less than a day. This potentially life-changing project combines advances in ...

A new device could help to relieve the pain and discomfort experienced by thousands of amputees as a result of poorly fitting replacement lower limbs. Researchers are developing a prototype of the ...

Amputees who suffer from phantom-limb pain could get some relief, thanks to a potential new experimental treatment involving virtual reality. One man who suffered severe phantom pain for 48 years ...

Army doctors in the First World War were helpless to stop soldiers who lost limbs from suffering in pain, researchers report. A century on, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have made the loss of ...