The American skier said surgery saved her left leg from being amputated after she crashed during her downhill race on Feb. 8 ...

Alfie Phillips, who was born with fibular hemimelia, underwent the extramedullary femoral lengthening surgery in March 2025 ...

Watch Ilia Malinin execute a backflip and land on one leg during the men's free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics team event.

Surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK first - Alfie Phillips has fibular hemimelia.

Being petite can have its downsides, and one of the most common is feeling like you have to stay away from certain items of clothing. You may not even be petite, but have a longer torso and shorter ...

Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her leg after a second brutal injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics. In the lead-in to the 2026 Games, Vonn tore her ACL in a separate event but opted out of immediate ...

Hip replacements are becoming more common and increasingly are done in surgery centers. A new device allows for quicker setup without expensive equipment.

With a story about another astonishing medical surgery that can add inches to a person’s height in the news, Tom Brada, who made a BBC documentary on the subject, makes the case for the unsung advanta ...

5 takeaways on the worst loss of the season, one that probably popped their NCAA Tournament bubble.