CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

In 2020, former WCW wrestler Marcus “Buff” Bagwell was involved in a car accident. In the years since, attempts to repair damage done to his right leg in the crash have been unsuccessful. Faced with a choice between having three more surgeries over the ...

A Riverside County couple is suing the UC regents after the husband’s knee surgery resulted in amputation. Lisa Wolff alleges a UC Irvine Medical Center surgeon cut an artery rather than a vein in her husband’s leg and covered up the mistake.

A former World Championship Wrestling star underwent a leg amputation after severe complications following a 2020 car accident. Marcus “Buff” Bagwell, 55, had his right leg amputated above the knee on July 17, according to his close friend, Steve Stasiak.

Amit Vigoda, 11, hopes to play soccer pain-free with a prosthetic leg. April 10, 2014 — -- Today, Amit Vigoda will be undergoing the operation he has begged for so that he can, for the first time, be a normal kid. He will have his right leg amputated ...

A Riverside County couple is suing the UC regents after the husband’s knee surgery resulted in amputation. Lisa Wolff alleges a UC Irvine Medical Center surgeon cut an artery rather than a vein in her husband’s leg and covered up the mistake.