Toe transfer surgery—using one or more of the patients' toes to replace the amputated digits—is a potential alternative to replantation. While toe transfer surgery is not a new procedure, few studies ...

Up to one-third of patients with critical injuries are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospital before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. But these transfers can take ...

A study has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery. However, an effective drug to ...

The Ambulatory Surgery Foundation and Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States have announced the joint release of guidelines to help ASCs develop plans for properly transferring a ...

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing overactivity of the muscles on the unaffected side, suggests a study in the ...

Waltham — August 7, 2025 — For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand ...