| If all these measures fail and pain remains intractable, then below knee amputation may be needed. |
| He is taken to hospital with massive head injuries and crushed legs which require immediate amputation to save his life. |
| As soon as he regained consciousness after a day in the hospital, he was faced with the amputation decision. |
| Nine out of ten surgical operations, many of them amputations, are linked to diabetes. |
| The majority of thumb amputations occur in industrial or agricultural settings and involve power machinery. |
| Religious edicts have underpinned suicide bombings, amputations, female infanticide and genital mutilation, and the practice of suttee. |
