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ABC News
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Health
science reporter Belinda Smith

Earliest-known surgical limb amputation found in 31,000-year-old skeleton from Borneo cave

A young adult unearthed in a Borneo cave is the earliest-known case of a successful major limb amputation.

The hunter-gatherer's skeleton was missing the lower third of their left leg, which appeared to be chopped off by a sharp stone tool when they were a child.

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