According to Ileana Micarelli of the Sapienza University of Rome, the man, possibly a combatant in the A.D. 568 Lombard invasion of Italy, was well cared for following the operation.

A sixth-century Lombard warrior buried in northern Italy appears to have worn a prosthetic weapon. ... said that the man might have been involved in the Lombard invasion of Italy in AD 568.

The remains of a Lombard warrior found in northern Italy revealed that the clever improviser used a knife and buckle to improvise for what we know today as prosthetics. According to Archaeology ...

The remains of a Lombard warrior found in northern Italy revealed that the clever improviser used a knife and buckle to improvise for what we know today as prosthetics. According to Archaeology ...