amputated
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He is reportedly now living in a rehabilitation centre in Florida, where he is learning to walk again, after having a leg amputated during surgery in December 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A critically endangered roloway monkey has given birth only months after a pioneering operation spared her from having her foot amputated.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
A nine-year-old boy who had his foot amputated as a toddler hopes he has become the youngest amputee to complete the tallest peaks in Wales, Scotland and England in less than 24 hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
One parent told the news outlet that her 18-year-old daughter had to have her right foot amputated after her diagnosis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
A little girl, her left leg amputated below the knee, sat on a ratty mattress and watched, smiling and clapping along with the other children.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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