1.   He had had heart surgery and a leg amputated from the knee down.

2.   It is OK to be confused about your identity, but you should never amputate yourself from your roots.

3.   Lezeta had two of his legs amputated from the knee down in hospital following the explosion.

4.   Some of them have had their limbs amputated from wounds sustained in the battle to seize Preah Vihear in northern Cambodia.

5.   As a result of one of the blasts, Vienna mayor Helmut Zilk had several fingers amputated from one hand.