Soon after surgery, you’ll be taught how to take care of your residual limb. This is the part of your limb that remains after amputation. Follow all directions from your care team closely.

Learn how to manage phantom sensation and phantom pain after amputation.

Before and after surgery, you’ll work closely with a team of experts. The members of your team guide you and your family through surgery and recovery. Get to know the members of your team.

Amputation is surgery to remove a limb. Learn about the surgery and what to expect after.

Amputation is a surgery to remove part or all of your leg. It's done because tissue in the leg is damaged and can't be healed. Read on to learn about the procedure, and what to expect afterward.

This surgery removes part or all your leg. It is done because tissue in the leg is diseased and can't be healed. Or it may be needed to prevent the disease from spreading farther into your body. The goal of the surgery is to restore your ability to function. This is because removing the diseased part of your leg can improve your total health.

Your child will likely spend time at the homes of family and friends, at daycare, or at school. Read on to learn what you can do to make it easier for your child and for those who care for them.

During a liver transplant, your child's sick liver is removed. It's replaced with a healthy donor liver. A liver transplant is major surgery. This sheet will help you and your child know what to expect.

During a liver transplant, your child's sick liver is removed. It's replaced with a healthy donor liver. This sheet will help you understand the process leading up to your child's transplant.

Biliary atresia is a serious liver problem that occurs in young infants. It involves a problem with the bile ducts (the tubes through which bile drains from the liver into the small intestine). In children with biliary atresia, bile ducts are damaged, missing, or not shaped correctly. Treatment must be done as soon as possible. Biliary atresia is treated with surgery. Even if this surgery goes well, the child will likely need a liver transplant sometime in the future.