Amputee

31,000-Year-Old Skeleton May Be Earliest Known Human Amputee

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31,000-Year-Old Skeleton May Be Earliest Known Human Amputee

Sept. 9, 2022 – A 31,000-year-old skeleton discovered in a cave in Borneo may be the earliest evidence of a surgical amputation in humans. The skeleton found in 2020 in Liang Tebo, a limestone cave in Indonesian Borneo, was missing its left foot and part of its left leg, according to a study published in … Read more

Electrocuted by 11,000 Volts, Now an Amputee … and an MD

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Electrocuted by 11,000 Volts, Now an Amputee … and an MD

Jan. 14, 2022 — Bruce “BJ” Miller Jr., a 19-year-old Princeton University sophomore, was horsing around with friends near a train track in 1990 when they spotted a parked commuter train. They decided to climb over the train, and Miller was first up the ladder. Suddenly, electricity from nearby powerlines struck his metal watch, shooting … Read more