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 ...

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Patients with lower limb amputation experience ambulation disorders since they rely exclusively on visual information in addition to the tactile information they receive from stump–socket interface.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of peripheral nerve stimulation may reduce pain scores and opioid consumption after lower limb amputation, ...

Paula Free, a multiple lower leg surgery patient, founded Power On With Limb Loss in 2016 to connect with fellow amputees. Power On With Limb Loss offers peer visits, outdoor activities, support ...

The skeleton indicated that the patient had recovered from the surgery. Scientists have discovered remarkable evidence that the first known successful limb amputation on a human occurred about 31,000 ...

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 ...