Early modern surgeons passionately debated where and how to cut the body to remove fingers, toes, arms and legs in ways ...

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 ...

DALLAS, July 22, 2024 — People in their 50s with severe peripheral artery disease or PAD may be more likely than people in their 80s to undergo leg amputation one to five years after emergency surgery ...

When Derek from Indiana first noticed problems with his toes, he followed his doctor’s advice without question – amputation. Diabetes, they told him, was the culprit. One by one, his toes were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The cortical region of the brain does not reorganize after amputation of a limb. Machine learning is essential ...

A rare circulatory problem required Emily Wheldon to have her left arm amputated three years ago. Her brain still thinks it's there. "Most days, it just feels like I've got my arm next to me," she ...

Nicole Grigorov wanted a “mommy makeover” for 20 years and traveled from Canada to Costa Rica for an affordable tummy tuck Two days after surgery, she developed a severe infection that led to septic ...

New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cambridge University upends a long-standing belief about brain plasticity. A study published today in Nature Neuroscience shows ...