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 ...

The death of RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente (Bianca Castro-Arabejo) at age 44 has cast a spotlight on the devastating risks of post-amputation infections. The Filipino-American ...

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In DepthLike a number of athletes, several thousand people in France undergo amputations every year. To support them in their reconstruction, scientific innovations have emerged in recent years ...

Researchers from MIT have developed a new high-tech prosthetic controlled by human forts which allows patients to walk up to 40% faster using a more natural gait.

The AMI surgery, which can also be done on people with arm amputations, as well as above-the-knee amputations, has now been performed on 60 patients and is no longer considered experimental, said ...

Of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no revascularization options, 76% avoided amputation after a procedure that delivers oxygenated blood to an ischemic foot via the venous system.

The procedure to turn a vein into an artery for no-option patients was successful in all but one of the 105 trial participants (99.0%), with a 66.1% rate of amputation-free survival at 6 months ...

Birmingham: According to a new study, strengthening hip muscles may be essential for improving mobility in persons with below-knee amputations. Millions of individuals worldwide have considerable ...