The amputation happened when the individual was perhaps 12 years old, the skeleton indicates. Gone is the lower portion of the left leg. And somehow, the individual survived the surgical procedure — a ...

The skeleton indicated that the patient had recovered from the surgery. Scientists have discovered remarkable evidence that the first known successful limb amputation on a human occurred about 31,000 ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

Sept. 7 (UPI) --Researchers on Wednesday announced that they have found what appears to be the earliest known evidence of a surgical amputation, from a 31,000-year-old skeleton that was unearthed in ...

On top of being the oldest known surgical amputation, this site also offers the oldest known deliberate burial in southeast Asia. Analysis of the site shows evidence of a deliberate hole being dug.

In Borneo, researchers have discovered the oldest case of a surgical amputation, in which a person's left lower leg and left foot were purposefully removed. The scientists estimated that the surgery ...

Warner said the risk of amputation "was a chance worth taking because standing still in that pain felt like losing everything ...

Researchers have uncovered the oldest case of surgical amputation to date in Borneo. The find presents a remarkable feat in human prehistory. The discovery describes the skeletal remains of a young ...

Socioeconomic and demographic factors impact surgical outcomes in upper extremity soft tissue sarcomas, affecting amputation ...

The study reframes neuropathy as a key determinant of tissue recovery rather than an irreversible endpoint. BREA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapid Nexus Nanotech Wound Solutions, Inc., a ...

While losing a limb is a life-changing experience, it's important to remember that you don't have to go through an amputation alone. Your post-operative care will involve an interdisciplinary team ...