Below-the-knee amputation was rarely done for diabetic gangrene before the advent of antibiotics and improved diabetic care. Its advantages as compared with low-thigh amputation are many.

White had known that amputation was a risk of Charcot's foot but had hoped the day would never come. Doctors completed a below-the-knee amputation of her right leg.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) - Albany Airport firefighter Josh Woodward is having a below knee amputation on Wednesday. Woodward's wife Chelsea made the announcement on Facebook over the weekend.

Vac is back: Post columnist details triumphant journey from leg amputation to golf course By Mike Vaccaro Published June 3, 2023 ...

Strengthening hip muscles could be key to improve mobility in people with a below-the-knee amputation, new research has shown.

A tree stump grinding accident cost Buddy Hall his leg in 1998. 25 years later, when you see the way he moves on the pickleball court, you wouldn’t even know that he is a below-the-knee amputee ...

THE possibility of preventing the formation of a so-called amputation neuroma on the distal end of the proximal part of a cut peripheral nerve is one that has to be commonly faced by general and or ...

Why do rural adults and racial and ethnic minorities with vascular disease get major leg amputations more often? A new study out today in Epidemiology uses AI to solve the mystery, finding an ...

Doctors entered Thursday’s surgery planning to do a mid-calf amputation, although they wanted to see which muscles were salvageable before doing so.

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 ...