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Toddler’s arm amputation row: Probe panel gives clean chit to Chennai hospital doctors
July 05, 2023 4:15 pm
The one-and-a-half-year-old from Ramanathapuram was born prematurely weighing only 1.5 kg and was diagnosed with a neurological disorder called hydrocephalus at five months
How this Kargil war veteran came back from the dead to become India’s first blade runner
November 05, 2022 12:53 pm
Maj Devender Pal Singh (Retd) lost his leg during the Kargil war but made do with his foot blade instead. Today, despite a disability rating of 100 per cent, he is India’s first amputee marathon runner and Asia’s first amputee solo skydiver, whooshing down from 12,500 ft. He now helps others get back on their feet at PGI Chandigarh
Microvascular disease may be linked to higher risk of leg amputation, says new study
July 09, 2019 3:51 pm
In microvascular disease, tiny vessels that carry blood to muscles and other tissues throughout the body stop functioning properly.
Bionic hand inspired by Star Wars enables amputees to control all prosthetic fingers
December 12, 2017 8:08 pm
Star Wars has influenced a real-life invention, as scientists have created a bionic arm for amputees, based on the one made for the franchise's Luke SKywalker.
New therapy could save diabetics from amputation
May 29, 2017 5:39 pm
Scientists at University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre in Canada have developed a new therapeutic approach that could save diabetic patients from amputation by promoting wound healing.
Prosthetic foot designed for disabled women to wear heels
June 01, 2016 1:53 pm
Prominence allows women with amputated lower limbs to regain a part of modern femininity.
10 amputations so far: Six dont survive,three in ICU
February 19, 2010 12:20 am
As many as 10 of the 43 persons admitted to various hospitals after the German Bakery blast had their legs amputated....
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