An often-encountered scenario in a workers' compensation or personal injury setting involves a diabetic claimant or plaintiff who sustains a blunt-force trauma or laceration injury to his or her foot ...

A man suffered a “traumatic” partial hand amputation Sunday after falling off a small boat and being struck by its propeller at Lake Berryessa in Napa County, authorities said. The Napa County Sheriff ...

To identify predictors of lower extremity (LE) long bone fracture-related amputation in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). Fracture-amputation sets in Veterans with tSCI were considered ...

Amputation might be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease. Traumatic amputation that is not related to diabetes or peripheral vascular disease may still lead to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), ...

The report in Diabetes Care, the official journal of the American Diabetes Association, comes after reports of rising rates of diabetes and obesity among young adults and soaring insulin costs, which ...

The number of traumatic amputations is rising worldwide—caused by road traffic accidents, accidents at work or during leisure activities, but also as a result of terrorist attacks or war. Only a few ...

INCREASING mechanization of the environment in which people and their children live has resulted in increased exposure to the factors that may produce injuries resulting in loss of extremities.

Around the world, there are half a billion adults living with diabetes, many of whom will develop foot ulcers. Across the United States, 85% of all non-traumatic amputations are directly linked to ...

War study in Ukraine suggests hydrodissection may reduce pain, opioid use in amputees. A reliable method to treat post-amputation pain remains elusive, but a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted ...

While amputation has traditionally been viewed as a failure of therapy, recent developments in amputation surgery and neural interfacing demonstrate improved functionality and bidirectional ...

Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 30, 2006) -- Non-traumatic amputations – those caused by arterial blockages related to diabetes, smoking, obesity and vascular system complications – are occurring at an ...

LAKE BERRYESSA – A man suffered what first responders called a "traumatic" partial amputation after he fell off a boat at Lake Berryessa and was struck by a propeller. The Napa County Sheriff's Office ...