Patients with lower limb amputation experience ambulation disorders since they rely exclusively on visual information in addition to the tactile information they receive from stump–socket interface.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of peripheral nerve stimulation may reduce pain scores and opioid consumption after lower limb amputation, ...

BECAUSE of the interest in the recent publication on peripheral entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremity, 1 it was decided to review these conditions in the lower extremity. An entrapment point ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

Nerve transfer surgery has enabled 13 young adults with complete paralysis to regain movement and function in their elbows and hands, according to the largest case series of this technique in people ...

An amputation is a removal of all or a portion of a limb. A doctor may recommend this surgery approach due to chronic disease or a traumatic injury. Advancements in preventive techniques have meant ...