"Smart" Prosthetic Legs Help Create Natural Gait

Source: United Press International - Health News"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a somewhat natural walking gait based on algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates, but MIT researchers have found a better way to go. An experimental surgical procedure combined with a cutting-edge robotic limb can restore a completely natural walking gait, fully driven by a person's own nervous system, researchers reported in Monday's issue of the journal Nature Medicine.