When a person loses a leg above the knee, the nerves that once moved that leg don’t simply go quiet. They keep firing.

Look, no one wants to lose a finger, but it happens more often than you'd think. And when it does, the stakes are naturally high, since fingers and thumbs are critical for nearly every task we do.

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — An 80-year-old woman woke up one morning in February with severe pain and a swollen, red leg. Not long after, she was in a hospital bed, preparing for emergency toe amputation ...

Waltham — August 7, 2025 — For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand ...