Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...

Jim Meehan lived an active life, running marathons well into his 70s, but that came to an end when a minor injury led to gangrene in his foot, and eventually his leg had to be amputated below the ...

A Leicestershire man had his leg "ripped apart" and amputated after falling from a motorised trike. Cameron Hassall had only bought the £2,5000 trike as a gift for his dad hours before the incident ...