When a medical professional refers to your lower extremity, they’re typically referring to everything between your hip to your toes. The muscles in your lower extremity contract and relax to move ...

The finding is the first to validate the test as a tool to measure performance for lower-limb amputees using bone-anchored prostheses. The study was published recently in the Journal of Bone & Joint ...

The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

Limb Salvage and Amputation in Survivors of Pediatric Lower-Extremity Bone Tumors: What Are the Long-Term Implications?. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article ...

Skeletal limb abnormalities are problems in the bone structure of your arms or legs. The abnormalities can affect a part of your limb or the entire limb. Usually these problems are present at birth ...

Limb-sparing surgery, which has been taking the place of amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb in recent years, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients ...