Traumatic amputation is the accidental severing of some or all of a body part. A complete amputation totally detaches a limb or appendage from the rest of the body. In a partial amputation, some soft tissue remains attached to the site. Traumatic...

Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part. It is performed to remove diseased tissue or to relieve pain. Amputation is performed to remove tissue that no longer has an adequate blood supply; to remove malignant tumors; and...

Amputation—cutting off all or part of a leg or arm—has been practiced since earliest times, but only out of desperation in cases of crushed or mangled limbs. It was a desperate measure because the patient was highly likely to die from...

Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a...

A stubbed toe can lead to having your foot amputated? It can if you're a longtime diabetic. And it can happen fast."Tuesday in the office, they're fine. Friday, they're in the emergency room with gangrene in a toe," says Dr. Peter Sheehan, diabetes chief at...

A stubbed toe can lead to having your foot amputated? It can if you're a longtime diabetic. And it can happen fast."Tuesday in the office, they're fine. Friday, they're in the emergency room with gangrene in a toe," says Dr. Peter Sheehan, diabetes chief at...

A puppy found hobbling in the Kuwaiti desert has ended up at Colorado State University, where she might be a candidate for an experimental prosthesis that could one day help humans.Sally, a Saluki, was spotted in the desert several months ago by a volunteer with...

An Islamic court sentenced Mohammed Sagri to death by stoning months ago, but he doesn't expect to die any time soon."I'm afraid," said Sagri, a 22-year-old mason who pleaded guilty to a sodomy charge in 2005. Then, staring at the floor of a jailhouse office,...