Indications for surgery were ischemia (64 of ... healed TMAs underwent a more proximal amputation owing to progressive ischemia (2 above knee amputations [AKA], 3 below knee amputations [BKA ...

A new surgical technique for below-the-knee amputations retains a person’s ability to receive sensory feedback from remaining muscles. Having a prosthetic leg driven by an amputee’s own ...

Those in the study who had undergone Carty’s surgical technique and wore advanced ... which can also be done on people with arm amputations, as well as above-the-knee amputations, has now ...

The Folsom long-distance cyclist is an above-the-knee amputee. A knee injury was misdiagnosed, leading to a series of surgeries that spanned decades. After his amputation surgery, Wilkes said a ...

A pioneering procedure now offered in the Central Valley is giving patients with advanced diabetes and vascular disease a second chance at keeping their limbs ...

SURGICAL opinion varies widely as to the advisability of performing below-knee amputations in limbs that exhibit diminished circulation at the level of amputation. It has been shown that below ...

The Folsom long-distance cyclist is an above-the-knee amputee. A knee injury was misdiagnosed, leading to a series of surgeries that spanned decades. After his amputation surgery, Wilkes said a ...