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 staff ...

While losing a limb is a life-changing experience, it's important to remember that you don't have to go through an amputation alone. Your post-operative care will involve an interdisciplinary team ...

A toe amputation may be necessary for a number of reasons, including following an accident or reduced blood supply due to a medical condition. The thought of this type of surgery can be frightening, ...

People who have had a limb amputated often experience phantom limb pain and neuromas (painful, scarred nerve endings). Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) surgery can help relieve the pain by ...

A new type of surgery offers amputees better control of muscles that remain after surgery, and of their prosthetic limbs, its inventors say. The standard surgical approach to amputation has changed ...

Early modern surgeons passionately debated where and how to cut the body to remove fingers, toes, arms and legs in ways ...

Bionic limbs, long the stuff of science fiction fantasy, are becoming reality. An extremely rare vascular disease caused New Hampshire’s Morgan Stickney, a pre-med student and elite swimmer, to have ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Incoming East Carolina University freshman Parker Byrd underwent a successful below-the-knee amputation Thursday evening, his mother announced. Byrd has now undergone eight ...

Nelson Thomas underwent successful surgery to have part of his leg amputated following last year’s horrific car wreck. As previously reported, he decided to have amputation surgery following his ...

Jerry Majetich lived with intense pain in his right hand for 15 years after suffering serious injuries in a bombing in Iraq in 2005. He decided to have the hand amputated in 2020, and is the first ...

MIT researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees to better control their residual muscles and sense where their "phantom limb" is in space. This restored sense of ...

Nick Cordero had his right leg amputated on Saturday due to coronavirus complications Nick Cordero‘s wife Amanda Kloots is looking towards the future as the Broadway star recovers after getting his ...