The MTA should pay an arm and a leg to a bike deliveryman who lost all five digits on his left foot in a fall from a chipped ...

When Novak Djokovic limped out of the 2024 French Open with a torn meniscus in his knee, all eyes turned to whether he’d be fit for Wimbledon. And when Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Wimbledon for the ...

A surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General hospital recently performed an unusual and very rare procedure. A patient lost a thumb – ...

“He had a big metal beam or sheet that fell on his thumb and basically amputated it.” Dr. Manas Nigam, a plastic surgeon with Sentara Health said. Saving the thumb was the initial goal, but while they ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General hospital in Virginia recently performed an unusual and very rare procedure. A patient lost a thumb — and decided to replace it with ...

by: Ashley Knight Posted: Jun 18, 2025 / 11:53 AM CDT Updated: Jun 18, 2025 / 11:53 AM CDT ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General hospital recently performed an unusual and very rare procedure. A patient lost a thumb – and decided to replace it with one of his ...

A surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General hospital recently performed an unusual–and very rare–procedure. A patient lost a thumb–and decided to replace it with one of his toes.

Considering how essential the big toe is to walking and running, its origins are quite unexpected. This has scientists re-evaluating what they once believed.

Often, if you’re feet are feeling prickly or your toes are straight up numb, nerves—bundles of fibers that help to transmit motor and sensory info throughout the body—are involved.

Morton neuroma is a buildup of benign (noncancerous) tissue in the nerves running between the long bones of the foot. Morton neuroma occurs when two bones rub together and squeeze the nerve between ...