Stasis dermatitis, or venous eczema, is an inflammatory skin pathology that develops as a result of impaired venous drainage, most commonly in the lower limbs. Often associated with peripheral pitting ...

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 ...

Mr. A, age 22 years, came to the campus health services with a chief complaint of bilateral lower-extremity weakness that began several days earlier. He explained that he had an upper respiratory ...

A new study, led by researchers from the University of Sheffield and published in BJS Open, highlights the urgent need to improve care and prevention strategies, especially for people with diabetes.

Objective Examine the effectiveness and unintended consequences of prevention strategies for reducing female/woman/girl athletes’ lower extremity (LE) injuries. Design Systematic review with ...

Thanks to a neural interface, people can move this bionic limb naturally—just by thinking about it. When someone loses part of a leg, a prosthetic can make it easier to get around. But most ...

Introduction: Simple radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a standard minimally-invasive treatment for lower extremity varicose veins (LEVV), yet concerns regarding recurrence and efficacy in severe cases ...

With a wrench in hand, Andrea Modica makes a final adjustment to the gleaming metallic joint on the prosthetic leg strapped to his left thigh. He stands and walks a few steps along the neon-lit ...