The Amputation Journey

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An amputation is defined as the ‘partial or complete surgical removal of a limb’. Artificial limbs have been found to date back to over 2000 years ago, making amputation surgery one of the oldest surgical procedures in history. Lower limb amputations are more common than upper limbs. In Australia, more than 8,000 lower limb amputations are performed every year.