Amputation
Amputation is the act of cutting off a part of the human body, sometimes because of medical reasons. In some countries, amputation of the hands, feet or other body parts was used as a form of punishment for people who committed crimes. A person who has had an arm or leg removed is known as an amputee.
Amputation Media
Diagram showing an above knee amputation.
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Partial amputation of index finger
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Transfemoral amputation due to liposarcoma
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Three fingers from a soldier's right hand were traumatically amputated during World War I.
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Curved knives such as this one were used, in the past, for some kinds of amputations.
Amputation of the leg of First Lieutenant Antônio Carlos de Mariz e Barros, commander of the Brazilian Battleship Tamandaré (Henrique Fleiuss, Semana Illustrada, 1866)
- In Khmelnytskyi, the President Paid a Visit to the Warriors Recovering from Wounds and Presented Them with Awards. (53698029200).jpg
Up to 50,000 Ukrainians lost their limbs during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Related pages
Other websites
- Amputation Prevention Center Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Artificial Limb & Appliance Service of Wales
- Limb Amputation: Reasons, Procedure, Recovery
