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 ...

A Bradenton teen is finally heading home after a nearly 17-hour surgery to remove a tumor and to amputate her left leg.

The athlete said that he plans to "get back in the ring" after his surgery Marcus Buff Bagwell/Youtube; Maven Huffman/YouTube Buff Bagwell's right leg was recently amputated after he was seriously ...

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor had much of her right leg amputated Friday due to persistent blood clots and an infection that permeated the bone, according to her publicist. Gabor, 93, was taken to Ronald ...

After 18 months of pain, and 17 operations, a Texas mom injured in the Boston Marathon bombing has opted to have her leg amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning." "Hasta La Vista lefty!!" ...

In this courtroom sketch, Hon. Wavny Toussaint presides over a medical malpractice trial as plaintiff’s attorney, Robert Godosky (standing) of the law office Godosky & Gentile, addresses the jury in ...

Humans are no longer the only species on Earth that can perform surgery to save lives. A new study says that certain species of ants can not only detect injuries in colony members but also decide ...