Eli5: Why didn’t old times amputation use the butcher’s method?

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Was just reading on pre 20th century amputations and how they strived to be as fast as possible, cutting through bone and all.
Why didn’t they just amputate at the joint, like a butcher cuts pork or beef? That would have been way faster than sawing off though bone.

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Ever hear about the guy with a 300% mortality rate on a single amputation surgery?

https://historycolored.com/articles/7381/how-did-surgeon-robert-liston-accidentally-kill-three-people-in-one-day/#:~:text=Robert%20Liston%20was%20known%20as,pain%20and%20shock%20would%20kill.

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