He grew 8 inches through limb lengthening surgery, went viral overnight, and sparked a fierce online debate about height and ...

If you were surprised to learn that the height-increasing surgery in Materialists was real, you’re not the only one. After the movie—which saw Pedro Pascal‘s character confess to getting ...

Fibular fractions are among the quickest forms of leg break to heal, as the fibula are the smaller of the two lower leg bones that form the outer part of the shin and are not weight-bearing. These ...

LAS VEGAS — Late at night, on long drives around his Indiana hometown, Eli Mattern would ask God why he made the teenager the way he was. The high schooler’s 5-foot-7 stature — 2 inches below the ...

Florida teen undergoes 17-hour surgery to amputate 170-pound leg that grew so fast she had to use a wheelchair - 14-year-old ...

Myles Grimmett had a bone transplanted from his leg into his arm when he was 5 years old in a groundbreaking surgery that saved him from amputation Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...

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 ...

Online posts promoting leg-lengthening surgery — a procedure strictly prohibited for cosmetic purposes by Chinese health authorities — are resurfacing, prompting renewed warnings from medical experts ...

Ever since Hugh Herr lost both his legs to a rock-climbing accident, he’s been on a quest to design replacement limbs that feel like the real thing. It’s now possible to engineer light-weight custom ...

A Bradenton teen is recovering from a nearly 17-hour surgery where doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St.

“This was difficult information to hear, and it was not sugar- coated,” said Gracie Butler, who was told she had spindle cell sarcoma Teenage Cancer Trust Gracie Butler was 18 when she started ...

Not long ago, the only treatment for bone cancer was amputation. But thanks to “creative” surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, a boy who was diagnosed with bone cancer not only retained movement of his ...