Those who are treating diabetic foot ulcers should evaluate modern total contact casting techniques, according to a new analysis. Researchers led by Caroline Fife, M.D., looked at a wound care ...

BEAUFORT, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to, Mary L. Yost, President of THE SAGE GROUP, “The probability of undergoing major amputation (MA) depends on who you are, and where you live, ‘The ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Luke's University Health Network physicians are offering a new minimally invasive procedure that offers hope to persons facing likely amputation of a ...

BEAUFORT S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recent ProPublica article spotlights racial disparities in amputation in the Mississippi Delta and enumerates the tragic human consequences of amputation, as well as ...

October 9, 2009 (Vienna, Austria) — A reduction in major amputations associated with diabetic foot followed the increased rates of peripheral revascularization that occurred after implementation of ...

Vascular. 2008;16(3):130-139. Intervention is not always feasible despite marked advances in the technical ability to perform revascularization; therefore, a need exists for an effective nonoperative ...

Research scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed footwear technology that may prevent the development of diabetic foot ulcers. People with diabetic neuropathy deal with ...

Amputation rates have long been higher in rural America. But in cities, the highest rates are associated with poverty and being Black, a new study shows. Amputation rates have long been higher in ...

Objective: To determine the impact of dual-system utilizationby veterans on regional variation in lower-extremity amputationrates. Study Design: Retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis. Patients ...

Chennai: For eight hours on Saturday, doctors at Rajiv Gandhi Govt General Hospital performed a complex surgery to reattach the severed hands of a 40-year-old woman. Her son had inflicted injuries on ...