After an amputation, some patients may feel pain in their residual limbs. Post-amputation pain, categorized as phantom pain or stump pain, can be a challenging condition to treat. Phantom pain is ...

People who have had limbs removed often use false arms and legs, known as prosthetics, to improve mobility and independence - but 75 per cent of prosthetic-wearing amputees encounter problems like ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Liverpool resident Bryan Costello knew almost instantly that he had lost his right leg below the knee when a car slammed into the motorcycle he was driving outside of Detroit in 2011 ...

At , Cory A. Collinge, MD, spoke about current concepts in amputation.“Obviously, amputation is something that nobody really wants to talk about, but it’s a vital part of what we do,” Collinge, an ...

Enabling a child who is physically disabled to participate in a sport they love is the quickest way to restore their damaged self-esteem. For a child who has either lost a leg or who was born without ...