Fifteen of this latter group had to have a below-the-knee amputation after a transmetatarsal amputation wound failed to heal, and 7 after a toe-amputation site failed to heal. In 1 case, ...

SURGICAL opinion varies widely as to the advisability of performing below-knee amputations in limbs that exhibit diminished circulation at the level of amputation. It has been shown that below-knee ...

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 eight ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (July 22,2009) -- Sgt. Jerrod Fields capped his track and field season by winning a gold medal at the 2009 Endeavor Games and setting his sights on the 2012 Paralympics. Fields, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A man who claims a picture of his amputated ...

A man who claims a picture of his amputated leg stump is being used on cigarette packets without his permission is wrong, the European Commission says. The unnamed Albanian man says the picture, which ...