Cameron Mathison looks back on his childhood in leg braces due to a degenerative bone disease. Mathison was only 2 when he was diagnosed with Legg Calve Perthes disease, a childhood disorder where the ...

SAN DIEGO – A baby giraffe is getting a little extra pep in her step thanks to doctors at the San Diego Zoo. Three-month-old Msituni – which means “in the forest” in Swahili – is now skipping around ...

Mobility aids for people with trouble walking often miss the mark. Either the braces are too rigid or the exoskeletons are too bulky. A team in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science ...

"We are so glad to have the resources and expertise to step in and provide this young calf the opportunity for a full life," Matt Kinney, a senior veterinarian at the California zoo, said A ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other — a newborn giraffe.

May 13 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo was able to help a 3-month-old giraffe calf named Msituni walk and stand using an orthotic leg brace treatment. The giraffe calf had a hyperextension of the carpi, ...

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A man from Benkelman who lost part of his leg to cancer, is using his experience to make leg braces for dogs. "The company's name is Hero," business owner Ben Blecha said. "We make dog braces. They ...