International journal of paleopathologyHumansAmputationSurgicalHandHistory
Disability in medieval Poulton (Cheshire): A case of hand amputation.
Satu Valoriani, Megan King, Kevin Cootes
Published: 202510.1016/j.ijpp.2025.10.003
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Amputations are rarely identified in the British archaeological record from the Middle Ages, with survival following hand removal particularly uncommon. This study presents a case of a healed left-hand amputation from the medieval cemetery…
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