The accident tore off part of her leg, broke her neck, burned her with battery acid and left her in the hospital for months. She still can’t remember the day in September 1985 when a motorcycle ...

On Jan. 12, 2004, Berna, then 38, became an elective amputee. Her prosthetic leg offers her to live a more active lifestyle. The crutches, once her key to freedom, are retired.

Alex Parra, who lost his left leg to cancer, ran over half of the San Francisco Marathon on crutches to raise awareness about the cost of prostheses.

When you wear the M+D Crutch, you strap it into a foam-lined arm cradle. You can hold the crutch’s handle if you want, but it works fine even in hands-free mode, so that you can walk around with ...

Badia will be walking with crutches for a while. He estimates it will take 2 to 3 weeks for the pain to go away. He's counting on his new leg changing his life.

Crutches can be brought to the registration/packet pickup from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday or Saturday, at Amphibian Multisport, 130 N. Milwaukee Ave., or to the event on Sunday. Donations can be ...

This carpenter builds crutches for kids. Now it’s his turn to walk. David Miti is a double amputee who works as a carpenter hand-making devices for children with disabilities.

She typically uses crutches to walk, while Olmstead normally uses a wheelchair. Olmstead looked for a support group after moving to Iowa City in April and was directed to the Davenport group.

Double-amputee will soon not need crutches to walk. Image source, Claudia Sermbezis/BBC. Image caption, Tony Hudgell had both legs amputated after suffering abuse from his biological parents.