When a person loses a leg above the knee, the nerves that once moved that leg don’t simply go quiet. They keep firing. The ...
A leg bypass surgery may be necessary if fatty deposits have clogged a blood vessel, impeding blood flow through the leg. During this surgery, doctors will create a new pathway for blood to travel. If ...
MSK orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Forsberg examines Michelle Smith-Levitin’s leg at a follow-up appointment — a first-of-its-kind surgical implant saved her leg. The tennis court was Michelle ...
Hugh Herr, the director of an M.I.T. laboratory that pursues the “merging of body and machine,” grew up in a Mennonite family outside Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He and his brothers—he was the youngest ...