# Amputated limbs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputated-limbs/187029>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 8, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputated-limbs/187029 "2003-07-08T16:40:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputated-limbs/187029/1 "2003-07-08T16:40:31Z")

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My cousin had both of her legs amputated and I just wonder what the hospital did with her limbs? Do they collect all limbs removed and burn them on a special day? Does the hospital send them off for cremation?

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputated-limbs/187029/2 "2003-07-08T16:46:11Z")

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Many people have them buried. Some people (catholics, I think) don’t go in for cremation. I think they can open it up when the rest of you dies so your body will be together when it’s all over.