On May 31, 2023, as she headed into surgery to have her leg below the knee amputated, Paralympic medalist Ali Truwit was unsure if she would ever be able to walk again. Exactly two years later—on her ...

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi present how Bryan Costello’s lived experience and pipe-fitting background sparked a ...

The Move For Jenn Foundation fundraised for Landon Graham's new running blade so the 7-year-old can pick up where he left off ...

Amputations among people addicted to opioids have doubled ... then returned two years later with the arm missing below the shoulder. It had fallen off on its own six months earlier, he told surgeons.

Sometimes amputation is extremely major surgery and involves removing a leg and its hip joint and pelvis, or an arm and its shoulder. These operations ... It also helps to make sure your artificial ...

Surgeons were forced to amputate everything below his shoulder — a severe case ... enabling bionic limbs for those with amputations so extreme they once would be unable to wear an advanced prosthetic ...

Your gallbladder is in your abdomen, yet the pain from gallstones is sometimes felt as far away as your shoulder ... For Ewing, an amputation and a fitting with a prosthesis could be more ...

Amputation is the first step toward a prosthesis. The best thing is to talk to the patient and the surgical team before the operation to define the best level of amputation." One of the essential ...

People with leg amputations were able to control their prosthetic limbs with their brains in a significant scientific advance that allows for a smoother gait and enhanced ability to navigate ...