In reconstruction, the question is not whether a limb can be saved. It is whether the life attached to it can be lived. L. Scott Levin, MD, chair emeritus of orthopedic surgery and professor of ...

Research from the Journal of Vascular Surgery [Comparative effectiveness of endovascular and surgical revascularization for patients with peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia: ...

With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

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 ...

A new surgical technique for below-the-knee amputations retains a person’s ability to receive sensory feedback from remaining muscles. Having a prosthetic leg driven by an amputee’s own nervous system ...

Kolkata doctors have successfully performed their first-ever stem cell therapy for an advanced case of Peripheral Arterial ...