Losing a leg due to injury, illness or congenital condition is a devastating experience that has a profound impact on a person’s life, requiring significant physical and emotional adjustment. I know ...

With two new legs to stand on, Dymtro Dimakrasnovskye put all his effort into making a single step. “The most difficult ever for me was to make that first step,” the 24-year-old, double-leg amputee ...

Ever since Hugh Herr lost both his legs to a rock-climbing accident, he’s been on a quest to design replacement limbs that feel like the real thing. It’s now possible to engineer light-weight custom ...