Lower limb amputation is a life‐altering surgical intervention, most commonly necessitated by vascular complications, trauma or malignancy. The subsequent rehabilitation process is critical in ...

For Todd Svoboda, the one-year anniversary of the amputation of his right leg was July 11. On that day, the ex-Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball player sat at the dinner table with his wife, Franci, ...

Phantom limb pain (PLP) and post‐amputation pain present significant challenges that affect the lives of amputees worldwide. PLP is characterised by the perception of pain in a limb that is no longer ...

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 ...

Amit Vigoda, 11, hopes to play soccer pain-free with a prosthetic leg. April 10, 2014 — -- Today, Amit Vigoda will be undergoing the operation he has begged for so that he can, for the first time ...

As soon as they got on the boat, Sophie asked the captain for a tourniquet and applied it to Ali’s leg to stop the bleeding – and she saved her life. 'The courage, composure, strength, bravery, and ...