amputation /news/tags/amputation amputation en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT At 14, he thought cancer took his ability to skateboard. At 47, he's relearning with his sons /community/2025-07-08/at-14-he-thought-cancer-took-his-ability-to-skateboard-at-47-hes-relearning-with-his-sons Josh Campbell, of Crestline, thought he'd never skateboard again after losing his right leg to bone cancer at 14, but after seeing his son pick up the board, he's back at it. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /community/2025-07-08/at-14-he-thought-cancer-took-his-ability-to-skateboard-at-47-hes-relearning-with-his-sons Abigail Bottar Clinical trials bring disappearing stents one step closer for patients facing amputation /health/2023-10-25/clinical-trials-bring-disappearing-stents-one-step-closer-for-patients-facing-amputation Research and trial of a new bioabsorbable stent could help save the legs of patients facing amputation due to arterial blockage. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:05:00 GMT /health/2023-10-25/clinical-trials-bring-disappearing-stents-one-step-closer-for-patients-facing-amputation Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence Rerouting blood from blocked arteries to veins can prevent leg amputation, UH study shows /health/2023-04-03/procedure-studied-by-university-hospitals-shows-promise-at-saving-patients-with-severe-vascular-disease-from-losing-their-limbs In a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, UH doctors said an experimental new therapy called LimFlow has helped about two-thirds of their patients at greatest risk for amputation keep their leg. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:09:50 GMT /health/2023-04-03/procedure-studied-by-university-hospitals-shows-promise-at-saving-patients-with-severe-vascular-disease-from-losing-their-limbs Taylor Wizner