A guillotine amputation was done at the ankle, followed in a few days by an amputation through the middle of the leg. Case 4. A 72-year-old man had diabetes discovered 10 years earlier.

There were 4 failures in this group, in which, because of spreading infection or gangrene, 3 had to have amputation at a higher level, ... either before or after the lower-leg amputation.

The main reasons for amputation include severe infection of the leg and gangrene caused by restricted arterial blood supply. The new study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care ...

Woman shares horrifying before and after images of foot amputation after mistake caused gangrene. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT READ MORE: Superbug that could spark next pandemic detected in 16 ...

Leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England. The study, from the University of Sheffield, also found patients living in the ...

Men with diabetes are significantly more likely to have foot or leg amputations compared to women with diabetes. In fact, ...

It began when Kate Andrews, a Type 1 diabetic from Bromsgrove, was on holiday in Gran Canaria and had a blister on her foot.

Leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England. The study, from the University of Sheffield, also found patients living in the ...

However, gangrene – where a loss of blood supply causes body tissue to die – later set in, ... In January 2025, he had more of his leg amputated after developing a bone infection.