Yóuyú shāngkǒu gǎnrǎn yánzhòng, yīshēng zhǐhǎo bǎ tā de xiǎotuǐ jùdiào.
Because the wound was severely infected, the doctor had no choice but to amputate his lower leg.
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grammar
Resultative verb compound: 锯 (to saw) + 掉 (off / away — a directional/result complement signaling removal). The 掉 here is the same one in 删掉 (delete), 扔掉 (throw away), 忘掉 (forget) — it always means 'gone, removed, eliminated'.
