A 61-year-old diabetic man had to get parts of his foot amputated after he wore wrongly fitted wedding shoes that were too tight for him. It caused blisters and abscesses, leading to severe infection.

Some 500 yearly partial or full foot amputations take place in Malta every year, professors in the Department of Podiatry at University of Malta have said. Professors Alfred Gatt and Cynthia ...

Martin Ralph from UK faced a harrowing experience. He had to undergo a toe amputation. This happened after wearing tight wedding shoes. The shoes were orthotic footwear prescribed by NHS. Despite ...

Foot amputation poses substantial challenges to both mobility and circulation. Enhancing blood circulation and restoring functionality becomes paramount in the aftermath of such a procedure.

So, presumably, Sanders’ toe amputations took place only after doctors had determined that they could no longer be saved. Sanders’ “My Left Foot” saga has been going on for quite a while.

The number of diabetic foot and toe amputations undertaken by the NHS in a three year period rose nearly 26 per cent, according to research commissioned by the Labour Party.