Oscar Pistorius wants to be the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympics. But despite his ascendance, he is facing resistance from track and field’s world governing body, which is seeking to bar him on the grounds that the technology of his prosthetics may give him an unfair advantage over sprinters using their natural legs. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

Double amputee Nadya Vessey will soon be able to swim like a mermaid with a specially-made tail that will let her propel herself through the water.

The keen swimmer is to be fitted with the "mermaid-style" tail made by the same special effects team behind blockbuster Lord of the Rings and King Kong. picked by daftgretel 2 years ago

Update to this and this.
Oscar Pistorius has won his fight to be allowed to try out for an Olympic spot as a runner. He is an amputee studies showed that his prosthetics gave him an advantage. His attys were able to find another study which proved their point. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

An amputee who discovered a burglar inside his home, hauled off and hit him with his crutch. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Maybe they could just handicap his handicap..

Follow-up to this post. picked by cb__ 2 years ago

"The next time I woke up, it was absolute ecstasy," he says. "The leg that I wanted to get rid of for all those years was reduced to a little bandaged stump." picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is poised to become a doctor for children. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Ellie May Challis battled meningitis as an infant. She recovered, but her arms and legs had to be amputated. She has since used normal prosthetic legs which were were painful and slow. Now five years old, Ellie has new carbon framed legs, the kind amputee sprinters use.
Video Here picked by bingo 7 months ago

"The guy don't have a leg to stand on," Ledford said. "He's not getting the leg back." picked by buddha 2 years ago

Meet Molly. She's a gray speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Katrina hit southern Louisiana . She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and taken to a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled. While there, she was attacked by a pit bull terrier, and almost died. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Tom Neathway cuts an unusual figure, 6,000ft (1,829m) up in the Bavarian Alps.

With one arm and both legs amputated above the knee, the 25-year old Parachute Regiment corporal is skiing in a "sitski", effectively a wheelchair without the wheels, mounted on a single, racing ski. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

This is Harvey Phillips, who lost both legs and an arm to meningitis – but that hasn't stopped him from taking up ballet. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

"I am very happy today, I take leg and I am walking," he says in hesitant English, laughing before switching into Arabic. "My life is back, a new life. I was in Iraq, and I lost my life." picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Queensland AU police chased a double amputee for eight hours... on foot.

No joke. picked by meggysue 2 months ago

People suffering from a bizarre body image disorder where they crave having a limb removed should be able to opt for amputation, a Sydney psychiatrist says. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A puppy found hobbling in the Kuwait desert is fitted with a new kind of prosthetic leg that is grafted directly to the bone, a process that may one day be used on humans, too. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Luckily, the judge told the jury to take a flying leap at a rolling donut and ordered a new trial. The doctors blame each other of course. There was so much blame to go around the jurors likely was confused and found the patient had no right to sue. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

"He is one of the best drivers I've ever seen in my life, " said Lee Michie, a longtime acquaintance. "But he's the worst person I've ever met." [Florida tag] picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Five-year-old girl who lost her arms and legs gets revolutionary set of prosthetic limbs.

Don't miss this - it really is a must see! picked by topofall 7 months ago

Nadya Vessey lost her legs as a child. She once jokingly told a playmate who asked what happened to her that she was a mermaid. Now years later thanks to the special effects company, Weta Workshop she has a prosthetic mermaid's tail. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago