Insane Old-School Medicine That’ll Make You Glad You Weren’t Alive Back Then

Peg Legs

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Before the invention of prothetic limbs, medical experts thought it would be a safe and practical idea to literally screw wooden pegs into the hollow cavities of an amputee’s leg. Although it proved successful to some patients, this risky and painful treatment isn’t a patch on today’s modern prosthesis. 

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