Pvt. Samuel H. Decker, Company I, 4th US artillery. Double amputation of the forearms for injury caused by the premature explosion of a gun on 8 October 1862, at the Battle of Perryville, KY. Shown with self-designed pro...

The ultimate Christmas Story costume Image: Ashle...  ...re joy to their lives, or in other instances. The amputees pictured here are great examples of people who ar...

The Wounded Warrior Softball Team is an organization of American veterans who have lost limbs in the line of duty, but are still up for athletic challenges. Many of them make use of advanced prostheses. All of them are d...

[http://youtu.be/KxmnWTdZQ6E] (YouTube link)April is Limb Loss Awareness Month. Josh Sundquist tells us about famous people who are missing a body part or two that you may not be aware of in this week’s mental_flos...

Philippe Croizon, 42, lost his arms and legs in an electrical accident 16 years ago. But that hasn't stopped him from swimming across the English Channel in 13 and a half hours: He had set off at 6.30am, expecting to...

Scientists have managed to restore a sense of tou...  ...research, said it could pave the way to providing amputees with the ability to feel what he touches with a p...