After years of decreasing amputations in the United States, rates of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations due to ...

Fifty-three of these patients had gangrene, 17 requiring amputation ... care should be continued or surgery recommended. If there was no hair on the toes of one foot with a necrotic lesion ...

Diabetes can lead to serious complications when not properly managed. Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage blood ...

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 ...

Four common toe problems can affect your appearance, as they cause deformities in bones and joints. These conditions, such as bunions, hammertoe, and hallux rigidus, may also cause significant pain ...

Thanks to a bunch of strangers online, a Jackson pup will walk on all four of her legs. On Monday, Feb. 3, the Jackson County ...

Treatment for toe pain depends on the underlying cause. It may involve medications, physical therapy, or in some cases surgery. If you experience persistent pain or swelling, or if you have a history ...

Your feet work hard for you every day, but are you paying attention to what they’re trying to tell you? Health experts warn ...

published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery. “Major amputations, such as the removal of a leg below or above the knee, are rising, and significantly so,” Kempe said. “No matter how you look at the ...

During the advent of modern surgery in the 19th century, amputation for trauma and infection ... that are wide enough to give room to all the toes are recommended. In people with a foot deformity ...