CLEVELAND — According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 400 people a day lose a leg or foot to diabetes, peripheral artery disease or neuropathy. But an experimental procedure, called ...

RIVERVIEW, Mich. – It was twelve years ago, during a golf trip to Myrtle Beach, that Dr. Craig Everingham of Riverview first injured his ankle. His ball landed in the rough, near the water. The ground ...

Three new studies from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) highlight the use and advantages of osseointegration (OI) for individuals with an amputation, in some instances challenging prevailing beliefs ...

A novel surgical technique could dramatically improve walking for people with below-the-knee amputations and help them better control their prosthetics. A study published Monday in Nature Medicine ...

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 ...

Yet these amputation procedures receive automatic insurance approval with no questions asked, no prior authorization, and no evidence review. There is no credible medical evidence suggesting that ...