Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method to restore astoundingly natural movement in people who have had leg amputations above the knee. Rather than fit ...

MIT researchers have introduced a groundbreaking bionic knee designed to significantly improve mobility for people with above ...

Research from the University of Sheffield has revealed leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England.

Above knee amputation was around four times as high in the most disadvantaged compared with the least disadvantaged areas, while below knee amputation was around three times as high.

The agency’s de novo clearance in infrapopliteal arterial disease followed a successful clinical trial of patients who received below-the-knee treatments for chronic, limb-threatening ischemia.

From the SMC website. Jun 06, 2025 — A Jefferson County jury awarded $5.6 million to a man from Alexandria Bay for mishandled hospital care that resulted in the amputation of his leg.

A horrified woman developed gangrene in her foot and was forced to have it amputated after contracting a deadly bacterial infection in hospital.

White had known that amputation was a risk of Charcot's foot but had hoped the day would never come. Doctors completed a below-the-knee amputation of her right leg.

Surgery at a UC hospital went shockingly wrong, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit says Lisa Wolff photographed the marked difference between her husband’s two legs.

In 1 case, below-the-knee amputation was necessary after the failure of reconstructive arterial surgery to relieve an ileofemoral obstruction.

Jonathan Wood, regional director, Abbot Vascular, North Europe, added: "Every preventable amputation is a tragedy, not just for the patient but the loved ones around them.