Abnormal pressure distribution of the affected limb leads to a higher risk of ulcerations and a more proximal amputation. Off-loading the amputation during the healing process is imperative to ...

Limb loss can bring the darkest days to the brightest individuals. But Keith Walton, who uses a prosthetic leg, put his best foot forward to help spread a message many need to hear: If he can get ...

Join our UCSF physician team as they discuss the topic of traumatic amputations. Special guest cohost Dr. Steffani Campbell and Paramedic Ian Ashby join the American Ambulance EMS Podcast to ...

More than 50 per cent of hospital admissions for diabetes are for diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which lead to a five-time increase in the cost of diabetes treatment and more importantly cause lower limb ...

After years of progress in reducing amputations, the number of diabetes-related lower limb amputations is now rising across the United States. A new study from the University of Oklahoma reveals ...