The patient was the victim of a "life-changing error" when a drill slipped during surgery.
“I lost my leg but I didn’t lose surfing," said Kai McKenzie, who had his right leg amputated above the knee following the ...
Limbs for Humanity provides prosthetics for people in need across the world, and one of their most recent recipients is a young boy who is finally ready to reach his full potential. Ten-year-old Nivek ...
Former professional wrestler Marcus “Buff” Bagwell had a portion of his right leg amputated, the result of injuries sustained in a 2020 car accident and, subsequently, five of the most “miserable” ...
Three-time Paralympic medallist Mike Schultz pushes the limits on the snowboard using the prosthetic leg he developed ...
SAN FRANCISCO - April is Limb Loss Awareness Month. A first-ever two-part procedure known as osseointegration was piloted at the Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System in San Francisco. The procedure ...
One morning in late May, Todd Svoboda awakened to a searing pain in his right leg. Nevertheless, the former University of Kentucky men’s basketball folk hero stuck with his plan to attend a ...
Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – “Two-one-two-two,” Rustin Hughes shouts above blaring music and the sound of fists hitting leather punching bags. He plants his right leg and holds up boxing mitts as Kim ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The last two years have been the most challenging years of Ben Cromwell's life. In July 2020, he was hospitalized with COVID-19. "I had severe clotting from COVID," said Cromwell. ...