Abnormal pressure distribution of the affected limb leads to a higher risk of ulcerations and a more proximal amputation. Off-loading the amputation during the healing process is imperative to ...

Serious cases of frostbite happen in the Lehigh Valley, potentially resulting in hospital stays and even amputations and the ...

A mortality of 2.6 per cent following major and minor amputations in 229 cases was made possible by the discovery of penicillin. Transmetatarsal amputations have been done in 75 cases since ...

Most of what we see are amputations of the toes, sometimes what’s called a transmetatarsal amputation, which is like half the foot. And then in severe cases, it would be below-the-knee ...

Join our UCSF physician team as they discuss the topic of traumatic amputations. Special guest cohost Dr. Steffani Campbell and Paramedic Ian Ashby join the American Ambulance EMS Podcast to ...

A senior health official in Gaza reported the Gaza Health Ministry documented 4,500 amputations since Israel's war on Gaza broke out in 2023. Zaher Al-Wahidi, the head of the Health Information Unit ...

Standard of care for patients with these types of injuries involves autologous vein grafting, but harvesting a vein requires time and increases the amputation risk, and is not always feasible.

Nearly two months after the game, reports surfaced that some fans who attended the game faced amputations. The story went viral. The NFL has no minimum or maximum temperature at which games will ...

The workers both experienced what the Labor Department described as "amputation injuries." OSHA cited the company for one willful and five serious violations, urging safety reforms. A Cleveland ...