This video explores a 3D-printable crutch design made entirely from discarded plastic bottles. The innovative two-part design enables individuals to create their own crutches using a 3D printer.

Polish and American amputee soccer players, shown here in a provided photo, compete at the Polish Amputee Soccer Cup in Warsaw, Poland, on Sept. 19, 2023. Amputee soccer originated in Seattle in the ...

ROSEVILLE, Minnesota — Before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Olya Benda was serving as a cook in the military in 2017 when she lost her left leg in an explosion. Five years later, her ...

Spectators lining the streets to cheer on runners competing in the 2025 New York City Marathon went wild for a man participating in the event on crutches, viral footage shows. Gianni Sasso, an amputee ...

While the government in Sierra Leone doesn’t collect data on amputees, the United Nations estimates there are about 500,000 disabled people in the country. Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to pick it up. But colleagues pulled the bamboo’s other end, ...