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Mummy's been given a toe job?
An Egyptian mummy with an amputated big toe and prosthesis proves that they were pioneers of prosthetic surgery.
Email: Tudor Toma - ttoma@mail.dntis.ro News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20010103-02
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Research of human remains in the necropolis of Thebes-West suggests that ancient Egyptians were the pioneers of amputation and prosthetic surgery (Lancet 2000; 356: 2176-79).
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