Did you know that, for children under age 10, major limb loss is most commonly caused by lawnmowers? Although amputations resulting from lawnmower accidents are among the most preventable, hundreds of children in the United States become amputees every year. ...
Lucas Wildcat says he is determined to walk again after undergoing amputations of both legs in the last three years. The citizen of the Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah, Oklahoma, had his right knee amputated above the knee in 2020 and his left leg amputated, also above...
Reporters from ProPublica, an independent news organization that produces investigative journalism, are looking into the booming business around peripheral artery disease, a condition that afflicts 6.5 million Americans over age 40. It’s caused when fatty plaque...
In honor of February’s American Heart Month and the Amputee Coalition’s commitment to promoting limb loss prevention, we would like to highlight the dangers of peripheral artery disease (PAD). Note that PAD may also be referred to as peripheral arterial disease or...
Leticia Boykin-Owens has been determined to do two things since she underwent double amputation on her legs. She wants to live to the fullest, and she wants to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease in women. This story by Tara Campbell of ABC7 News in...
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Vice President, Strategy & Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org Amputee Coalition Announces Partnership with ADA on Amputation Prevention Alliance (January 13 2023, Washington, D.C.) The Amputee Coalition is...
One of the Amputee Coalition's main pillars encompasses education on preventing limb loss to help bridge the gap in racial and ethnic disparities in the limb loss community. Black Americans are disproportionately affected by peripheral artery disease (PAD). According...
Adapted from the Amputee Coalition Fact Sheet on Race and Ethnicity Disparities in Limb Loss Data from the Census Bureau indicates that as of 2020 there are more than 62 million Hispanics living in the United States making it the nation’s second-largest racial or...
At the 2022 National Conference, Laduan Smedley shared a wealth of information about how technology can help provide patients greater access to the community organizations designed to help them. His organization – Limb Care Foundation (LCF) – while small, is mighty...
Samantha Stauffer, CPO, MSOP, Dr. J. Megan Sions, PT, DPT, PhD, & John Horne, CPO Preventing a fall can be a daily concern for people living with lower-limb loss. For some, a fall is merely a nuisance, while for others it may lead to severe injury. Over half of...