A Bradenton teen is finally heading home after a nearly 17-hour surgery to remove a tumor and to amputate her left leg.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

While losing a limb is a life-changing experience, it's important to remember that you don't have to go through an amputation alone. Your post-operative care will involve an interdisciplinary team ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Those who lose a limb often live with intense pain that seems to be coming from the part of the body that's no longer there. A new application of a surgical procedure can bring ...

A toe amputation may be necessary for a number of reasons, including following an accident or reduced blood supply due to a medical condition. The thought of this type of surgery can be frightening, ...

Bionic limbs, long the stuff of science fiction fantasy, are becoming reality. An extremely rare vascular disease caused New Hampshire’s Morgan Stickney, a pre-med student and elite swimmer, to have ...

Nelson Thomas underwent successful surgery to have part of his leg amputated following last year’s horrific car wreck. As previously reported, he decided to have amputation surgery following his ...

YULEE, Fla. — After spending 15 years paralyzed from the waist down, Kelly McAbee of Yulee, Florida, is walking again. “I finally ran across some good doctors out there to give me hope for walking ...

The 32-year-old revealed last weekend on social media his recovery progress following amputation surgery. If all goes according to plan, Bachelorette alum Cam Ayala will have his new prosthetic leg in ...

The Bachelorette alum Cam Ayala is opening up about his recovery after undergoing leg amputation surgery. The 32-year-old took to Instagram and posted a series of photos and videos showing him all ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made major headway towards helping people with amputations retain a richer awareness over their residual limb. This restored sense of ...