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 ...

Limb-sparing surgery, which has been taking the place of amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb in recent years, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients ...

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 ...

After an amputation, some patients may feel pain in their residual limbs. Post-amputation pain, categorized as phantom pain or stump pain, can be a challenging condition to treat. Phantom pain is ...

Sensory feedback is important for amputees to be able to explore and interact with their environment. Now, researchers have developed a device that allows amputees to sense and respond to temperature ...

Researchers from MIT discovered that a new surgery can help the amputated persons to have a better control of their prosthetic limbs. Screenshot from YouTube/Forces News A new study revealed that a ...

During limb salvage surgery, surgeons try to save as much of your limb as possible instead of removing the entire limb. It’s used to treat tumors in your arms or legs. Limb salvage surgery, also ...

An injured stray kitten will now live out her nine lives on three legs, thanks to life-saving surgery. The kitten, now named Baguette, was found on the streets of Lowell, Massachusetts, late last week ...

The first time Mark Rains volunteered to serve as a certified amputee peer visitor, he was understandably nervous. Having lost his own left leg via surgery five years before, he was by now savvy to ...

April is Limb Loss Awareness Month in many parts of the US, and it is a time to recognize those living with limb loss. An amputee support group based in South Bend gathered to learn more about living ...

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 ...