New orthopedic device spares some from amputation

December 1st, 2008 in Medicine & Health / Other

Things were looking bad for Stephen Ogonowski. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria had devoured his right ankle down to the bone, leaving an inches-wide hole full of raw and ravaged tissue.

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"New orthopedic device spares some from amputation." December 1st, 2008. http://www.physorg.com/news147366915.html