CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a ...

Twelve patients were chosen from a total of 27 who had lower-limb amputations at the Massachusetts ... Wheelock, F. C, Jr. Transmetatarsal amputation and arterial surgery in diabetic ...

A test developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus that measures both prosthetic donning time and mobility in lower-limb amputation, shows that a prosthesis anchored to bone ...

Surgery at a UC hospital went shockingly wrong, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit says Lisa Wolff photographed the marked difference between her husband’s two legs.

Amputation means removing a part of the body completely. Usually, the surgeon removes part of an arm or leg rather than the whole limb. Sometimes amputation is extremely major surgery and involves ...

A woman who wears a prosthetic leg has revealed that she still has both of her feet but one is attached to her thigh.

After losing her leg to a medical disorder, Shirley Johnson never imagined dancing again until RiverSpring Living made it ...

Limb salvage surgery, also called limb-sparing surgery, is an alternative to complete amputation. It can help maintain your limb’s appearance and function while treating cancer.