Abstract
The earliest reference made to an artificial limb was about 500 BC when Hegesistratus, imprisoned in chains, cut off his foot to escape and subsequently made himself a wooden foot.
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Muilenburg, A.L., LeBlanc, M.A. (1989). Body-Powered Upper-Limb Components. In: Atkins, D.J., Meier, R.H. (eds) Comprehensive Management of the Upper-Limb Amputee. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3530-9_5
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