Prosthetic Limb

Viral Video Shows Boy Dancing In Delight After Getting Prosthetic Leg

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday May 9, 2019

A video that is going viral online has touched the hearts of thousands across the world. It shows a boy from Afghanistan dancing in joy after receiving a prosthetic leg.

Support, Prosthetic Limbs For Disabled War Veterans, Says Army Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 14, 2018

The Army is taking efforts to compile data on war veterans who suffered disability so as to provide them support, including prosthetic limbs in needed cases, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said Friday.

Sushma Swaraj Meets Prosthetic Limb Users At Vietnam's 'Jaipur Foot' Camp

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 27, 2018

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today inaugurated the 'Jaipur Foot' camp and met with 500 Vietnamese beneficiaries of the free India-made prosthetic limb.

Kerala Floods: Video Of Army Rescuing Man With Prosthetic Limb Wins Hearts

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Wednesday August 22, 2018

In yet another heartwarming incident of solidarity and courage in the face of adversity, a man with a prosthetic leg was rescued by the Indian army from the Kerala floods.

A Syrian Girl Used Tin Cans For Legs. Now She Is Taking Her First Steps

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 7, 2018

Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans. Now, she is taking her first tentative steps in Istanbul on prosthetic legs.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Were Totally Creeped Out By A Fake Foot

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Sunday March 25, 2018

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle were photographed looking understandably horrified while looking at bloody and decaying prosthetic limbs during a recent visit to Northern Ireland. The royal couple met with representatives of the Titanic FX company who showed off a fake severed foot, some decaying hands and a creepy doll's head ...

With Surgeon's Help, Maharashtra Tiger With Amputated Paw To Get Prosthetic Limb

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 7, 2018

A renowned orthopaedic surgeon and a group of veterinary doctors have come together to implant a prosthetic limb on a tiger whose paw was amputated in 2012.

ARM to Develop Brain Implant Chips to Help the Paralysed Control Their Limbs Again

Jamshed Avari | Thursday May 18, 2017

ARM has announced a partnership with the University of Washington's Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering to develop chips that can be implanted into human brains.

Scientists Use Graphene To Power 'Electronic Skin' That Can Feel

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 23, 2017

Scientists have found a way to power an experimental kind of electronic skin using solar energy in a further step towards the development of prosthetic limbs or robots with a sense of touch.

Forced To Remove Prosthetic At Bengaluru Airport, Was Bleeding: Paracyclist Aditya Mehta

Bangalore News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla (WIth inputs from Agencies) | Thursday October 13, 2016

Paralympian Aditya Mehta says he was left bleeding after he had to remove his prosthetic limb as part of a security check at the Bengaluru airport early on Tuesday morning, barely two months after he went through a similar ordeal at the same airport.

Paralympian Aditya Mehta Forced To Remove Prosthetic Limb At Bengaluru Airport

Press Trust of India | Thursday October 13, 2016

Aditya Mehta, Indian paracyclist, was forced to remove his prosthetic leg at Bengaluru airport for the second time in two months

Tortoise Attacked by Mongoose Gets Prosthetic Wheels in Chennai Zoo

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 16, 2016

A star tortoise was recently fitted with a prosthetic wheel so it could move around in its enclosure at the Araingar Anna Zoological park in Chennai.

Oscar Pistorius Walks Minus Prosthetic Legs to Show Disability During Hearing

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 15, 2016

Oscar Pistorius held onto wooden benches for support as he hobbled in front of the judge, and appeared in distress as a cushion was provided for him to rest on

Thought-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs Possibly Within Reach, Scientists Say

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 23, 2016

Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and computers may be available within a decade, say Australian scientists who are planning to conduct human trials next year on a high-tech implant that can pick up and transmit signals from the brain.

Lego Arm for Disabled Kids Wins Digital Innovation Prize

Associated Press | Thursday February 11, 2016

The IKO Creative Prosthetic System, created by Colombian designer Carlos Torres, is compatible with Lego parts and can be customised with different shapes, colours and accessories.