Loggerhead sea turtles are endangered, and the Loggerhead Marinelife Center is trying to help them out. One disheartening ...

Dilly Dally, a loggerhead turtle who survived a run-in with a predator that ultimately cost her a flipper, has been ...

At the final examination, in both groups, 63 of 91 (69%) limbs were healed, which prevented further limb amputation. Of the 28 of 91 (31%) limbs that did not heal, 25 (89%) limbs required further ...

It has been shown that below-knee amputations can heal by first intention in patients with severe arterial insufficiency, 1,2 but failure of healing has been reported in the majority of patients ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns ...

It also makes it harder for your body to heal. Those things raise your risk of amputation. Get some exercise. It can help you control your diabetes and improve blood flow to your feet. Wear ...

Doctors completed a below-the-knee amputation of her right leg. At first, things were going well. But as White tried to heal, she began to struggle with pain around the site of the amputation.

so your wound may not heal. Tissue damage or death (gangrene) may occur, and any existing infection may spread to your bone. This may also result in amputation. If you’re living with diabetes ...