But she was only able to use the bionic lower leg in Herr's MIT lab at the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics. ... Herr, who had his own amputation surgery in 1982 after a climbing accident, ...

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

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 ...

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.

The lower half of the 58-year-old’s leg was removed on April 14. When asked why he canceled the ultrasound and refused to order tests to determine the cause of Wayne’s pain, Wang allegedly ...

Dr. Dror Paley, founder of the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute’s Stature Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, told Yahoo ...

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 ...

People in their 50s with severe peripheral artery disease or PAD may be more likely than people in their 80s to undergo leg amputation one to five years after emergency surgery to restore blood ...

Skin perfusion pressure measured by radioisotope washout for predicting wound healing in lower limb amputation for arterial occlusive disease, Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 56, sup213, (1-47 ...

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.

That's when you have surgery to remove a limb or a digit like a toe or finger. ... If you have diabetes, it's especially important to take good care of your feet to lower your risk of amputation.