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 ...

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 ...

Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before. Lernestål, Erik, Livrustkammaren/SHM, CC BY-SA The human body today has many ...

Nelson Thomas revealed his intention to have amputation surgery as his right foot injury from last year’s car crash hasn’t healed as he and doctors hadn’t hoped. After multiple surgeries, ...

A Bradenton teen is finally heading home after a nearly 17-hour surgery to remove a tumor and to amputate her left leg.

In this courtroom sketch, Hon. Wavny Toussaint presides over a medical malpractice trial as plaintiff’s attorney, Robert Godosky (standing) of the law office Godosky & Gentile, addresses the jury in ...

For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key ...

Joe Pleban knew his leg had to go, so it went out in style. — -- While facing the impending amputation of his lower left leg, Joe Pleban decided to celebrate rather than mourn his final few weeks ...

One Southern California man is suing a San Diego doctor's office after his simple orthopaedic surgery went wrong and resulted in an amputation. San Diego resident Mike Szabo said it all started with a ...