FOR more than ten years there has been a tendency to use below-the-knee rather than supracondylar amputation at the New England Deaconess Hospital in the management of diabetic gangrene when more ...

A man who had his leg amputated following a sepsis infection has said it was "soul destroying" that he remained in hospital ...

There has been much progress in the treatment of peripheral arterial insufficiency during the past few decades. Some of the more startling surgical improvements concern better methods of restoring ...

The doctors amputated a few of his toes. However, the situation started to worsen, leading to the removal of his entire foot and ultimately, a below-the-knee amputation. "I had an infection on my foot ...

The following is a summary of the "Patients Undergoing Major Amputation for Peripheral Arterial Disease Are at High Risk for ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina's Parker Byrd, whose right leg was amputated below the knee after a boating accident three years ago, got his first hit as a college player when he singled in the ...

Eighty patients (52 males, 28 females; mean age 62 years, age range 21-91 years) underwent 91 TMAs, including 11 bilateral cases and 45 revascularization procedures, at a mean follow-up of 12 ± 1 ...

Doctors performed three separate amputations on his right leg, starting with several toes, then his foot, before a final surgery to amputate just below the knee. Ball said he also required blood ...