When Tracey White started feeling pain in her right foot after a half marathon in the spring of 2021, she thought it was just normal soreness from the race. But the ailments kept escalating. In May ...
The F.D.A. recently approved the first therapy for patients in danger of losing their toes, fingers and other exposed parts of the body. By Matt Richtel The first time Dr. Peter Hackett saw a patient ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A young mother is crediting a team of surgeons at Christ Hospital with what she describes as a miracle after they saved her limb by creating a new ankle. Meg Bungenstock, a ...
Joe Pleban knew his leg had to go, so it went out in style. — -- While facing the impending amputation of his lower left leg, Joe Pleban decided to celebrate rather than mourn his final few weeks ...
Amputation rates have long been higher in rural America. But in cities, the highest rates are associated with poverty and being Black, a new study shows. Amputation rates have long been higher in ...