Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The number of revision total knee replacement surgeries continues to increase with periprosthetic joint ...

A passive prosthetic leg, says 23-year-old amputee Craig Hutto, is always a step behind. But a new leg built by researchers at Vanderbilt University "is only a split-second behind." Hutto, who is 6 ...

A new lower-limb prosthetic developed at Vanderbilt University allows amputees to walk without the leg-dragging gait characteristic of conventional artificial legs. The device uses the latest advances ...

Most knee replacement operations go well, but some patients are affected by bacterial infection in the joint and need a second operation. This is a complicated procedure that does not always produce ...

Knee replacement surgery gave Lori Trasmondi a chance to walk pain-free. "I had a lot of trouble with my right knee for the past couple of years, and (it got) to the point that it (inhibited) my life, ...

In a proof-of-concept study with mice, scientists at The Johns Hopkins University show that a novel coating they made with antibiotic-releasing nanofibers has the potential to better prevent at least ...

A new study found that infection is the leading cause of failed prosthetic knee joints, with elderly, female patients with a moderate number of comorbidities, representing the largest proportion of ...