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 ...

One-year-old Sanad al-Arabi needed 200 stitches in his face and an amputation of his left hand after an Israeli air strike on his home that killed 10 members of his family.

Joining two blood vessels thinner than a strand of spaghetti is one of the most demanding tasks in surgery, and the shortage of surgeons who can do it well has real human costs. Shira Medtech, an ...