The most viable treatment for this condition is a Syme amputation. So, at 10 months old Bailey had to have her foot amputated, and only three days shy of her first birthday, she received her first ...

SALEM, OR – A little girl in Salem has a brand new doll that looks just like her – prosthetic legs and all.Two-year-old Violet was born with fibular hemimelia, which means she is missing her ...

It took surgeons at Manchester Children’s hospital two-and-a-half hours to successfully perform a Syme amputation – which involved removing the front half of her foot and leaving the heel pad.

It took surgeons at Manchester Children's hospital two-and-a-half hours to successfully perform a Syme amputation - which involved removing the front half of her foot and leaving the heel pad. Despite ...