Category: amputation

Earliest Known Case of Surgical Amputation Discovered

Archeologists from Australia and Indonesia have unearthed evidence of the earliest known case of amputation—thought to have occurred at least 31,000 years ago—in a cave on the island of Borneo. The skeletal remains revealed a young adult whose lower left limb had been surgically removed, after which evidence shows the person lived at least six…


Little Girl With Prosthetic Leg Is Breaking Boundaries

This girl is determined to do a lot of physical activities and surpass herself without the impediments that her condition would usually have. (Video courtesy of Gina Rohdenburg) …


Limb Maker Changing Lives One Prosthetic at a Time

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A workplace accident changed Christopher Thornton’s life, but he found hope through the miracle of prosthetics and one limb maker, Brian Horton. Thornton told The Epoch Times in an interview on July 10 that he was involved in a forklift accident almost three years ago and after three operations he was faced with a…