The amputation happened when the individual was perhaps 12 years old, the skeleton indicates. Gone is the lower portion of the left leg. And somehow, the individual survived the surgical procedure — a ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

In Borneo, researchers have discovered the oldest case of a surgical amputation, in which a person's left lower leg and left foot were purposefully removed. The scientists estimated that the surgery ...

Researchers have uncovered the oldest case of surgical amputation to date in Borneo. The find presents a remarkable feat in human prehistory. The discovery describes the skeletal remains of a young ...

A 31,000 year-old skeleton has been discovered to be the oldest case of a limb amputation ever found. According to a paper published on September 7 in the journal Nature, the skeleton was that of a ...

Sept. 7 (UPI) --Researchers on Wednesday announced that they have found what appears to be the earliest known evidence of a surgical amputation, from a 31,000-year-old skeleton that was unearthed in ...

Nicole Grigorov nearly died after traveling to Costa Rica for an affordable tummy tuck. The 52-year-old has been hospitalized ...

Collinsville's Jenni Smith is seeking financial assistance for her husband’s medical care and family expenses following a ...

When prevention doesn’t work, diabetic foot ulcers are best managed with early intervention for optimal outcomes. In a new study, physician researchers have found that same-day surgical procedures ...

"MedUni Vienna and Imperial College London advance bionic arm control technology" was originally created and published by ...

A Winnipeg pet owner whose cat Shadow needed a hind leg amputated after an error during surgery says she is glad the ...

Deputy Matt Kirchner will undergo foot amputation surgery this week after suffering injuries from a severe head-on crash in ...