Experts say it’s not uncommon for patients who need prostheses to be denied by insurance. “It’s not a matter of if, but when,” one advocate said.
Gabbie Guerrero was off roading with her siblings six years ago when their vehicle flipped and her foot was trapped ...
BURNSVILLE, Minn – Sixteen-month-old Vincent Lynick zooms around his backyard pushing a toy lawnmower, unfazed by a prosthetic leg that helped him take his first true steps. "I think I cried when he ...
There’s no slowing down 7-year-old Logan Pieper. The first-grader at Shakopee Area Catholic School wrestles, skis, snowboards and rides motocross. And since the age of 2, he’s worn a prosthetic leg.
For most of us, they’re a medical marvel, but for amputees or those born without body parts, prosthetics are a true lifeline. Incredibly, the very first prosthetic known to human history dates back ...
(ABC News)--Sapphyre Johnson was born a healthy child in Greenville, South Carolina, except for missing some essential features -- her feet, fingers and toes. Since she was three months old, Sapphyre, ...
Jon D. Lichtenstein writes: From time immemorial, our common law has provided one set of remedies for damage to one's property and another set for damage to one's person. Yet today, many of us depend ...