World Surgeon who amputated the wrong leg of an elderly patient fined less than $3,100 December 2, 2021Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAYComments Off on Surgeon who amputated the wrong leg of an elderly patient fined less than $3,100 An Austrian court fined a surgeon $3,050 after she amputated the wrong leg of an 82-year-old man suffering from multiple medical conditions.