"To amputate the limb" means to surgically remove a body part, such as an arm or leg, usually because it is damaged, diseased, or causing intense pain. Full definition
Carrie's home - the Carnton plantation - was taken over by the Confederate army and turned into a hospital; four generals lay dead on her back porch; the pile of amputated limbs rose as tall as the smoke house. (bookbrowse.com)
As a machine - gun - toting black soldier stands guard, and poor black natives with amputated limbs look on, the car rolls across a plain littered with skeletons and pools of blood. (twocoatsofpaint.com)
Moreover, it wants to slash awards for accidents that result in amputated limbs, artificial joints, broken bones and more, known in the system as «schedule loss» cases. (nyworkerscompensationalliance.org)