Cynthia Elford loves to travel and hike, but a few years ago, her Type 1 diabetes made getting around nearly impossible. By 2018, the Pennsylvania grandmother faced the possibility of losing her right ...

More than 75% of patients facing amputation from the most severe form of peripheral artery disease were able to keep their limb after an innovative treatment as part of a multicenter study published ...

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that there may finally be an alternative to amputation for patients suffering from chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), the most ...

More than 400 Americans undergo major amputation of a leg, either above or below the knee, every day. Many of them suffer from what’s known as chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a form of ...

When an ulcer appeared on his toe in the fall of 2023, Tony Rastall assumed it would heal with routine care. Instead, the small wound marked the beginning of a rapid decline in circulation that left ...

While toe transfer surgery is not a new procedure, few studies have evaluated its impact on hand function and other patient-reported outcomes. Dr. Wei and co-author Steven Lo, MD, of Canniesburn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tami McCray's toes were turning black when she arrived at LECOM Medical Center, a sign that the blood flow in her lower legs was ...

Lucknow: A 55-year-old man from Azamgarh, who was on the verge of losing his leg due to blocked arteries, recovered fully after undergoing an emergency vascular procedure at a private hospital in ...

Cynthia Elford loves to travel and hike, but a few years ago, her Type 1 diabetes made getting around nearly impossible. By 2018, the Pennsylvania grandmother faced the possibility of losing her right ...