Toe transfer versus finger replantation: New data on patient-reported outcomes Amputations of the fingers and thumb are common injuries, affecting about 45,000 people per year in the United States ...

Look, no one wants to lose a finger, but it happens more often than you'd think. And when it does, the stakes are naturally high, since fingers and thumbs are critical for nearly every task we do.

Nearly one-third of patients with diabetic foot ulcers undergo amputation of their toes, foot, or leg as a result. A set of factors, some of them modifiable, increase the risk for this outcome.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday noted the potential increased risk of lower limb amputation (mostly affecting the toes) in patients taking the SGLT2 inhibitors canagliflozin, ...

Imagine having blocked arteries in your legs and not knowing it. At first, there may be no symptoms at all. Just occasional fatigue, cramping or discomfort—symptoms easy to dismiss as aging or being ...

GentaGel’s biodegradable treatment releases antibiotics directly at infection sites for up to 60 days; the company is ...

A groom ended up having his foot partially amputated – after being fitted with wedding shoes which were too tight. Martin Ralph, 61, was given the new pair of orthotic footwear just in time for his ...