Christians believe that God answers prayers and does miraculous healings...but why does he never ever heal an amputee?

I know this feels like a gotcha question and maybe on some level it is but mainly i'm just really curious about what Christians think the answer is.
I recently watched a video where this question was addressed by a panel of Christians and i was eager to finally hear some theological explanation for this problematic oversight....i was disappointed.
The completely failed to answer the question and pretended the question was more like "why doesn't god heal everyone all the time"

God seems to heal mental illness or diseases like cancer which are known to go into spontaneous remission and help people find their keys or get needed money from unexpected sources...but never grows so much as a finger back.

So, Christians....why has God never healed a single amputee?

P.s In case anyone is interested in hearing the apologist's answers for themselves:
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RopinTexan · 36-40, M

I haven’t watched the video, but I have two answers:

1. He does. He uses doctors and prosthetic limbs to do this. God works through people. He gives us brilliant scientists and doctors with brilliant minds to heal amputees.

2. I think what you’re more likely asking is why He doesn’t *MIRACULOUSLY* heal them. If so, my follow-up question would be “how do you know He hasn’t?” Just because you haven’t personally seen it happen (I haven’t either to be fair, but I don’t know any amputees either) doesn’t mean it’s never happened. Also, God heals in many more non-miraculous ways. Nature, science, and humans are His creation and His tools that He often uses for healing.

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@RopinTexan

He does. He uses doctors and prosthetic limbs to do this.

1) That's not a healing, it's an inferior, artificial substitute and
2) It's not a miracle any more than a TV is.

why He doesn’t *MIRACULOUSLY* heal them.

Yes, that is what i specified in my OP. He seems to "miraculously" heal only afflictions which can either heal on their own or are hard to verify.

Also, God heals in many more non-miraculous ways. Nature, science, and humans are His creation and His tools that He often uses for healing.

And that's all well and good but we read in the Bible that he is willing and able to perform healings that are NOT nature or science. My question is not "why isn't god healing amputees all over the place" it is "why has not a single one EVER demonstrably been healed".

“how do you know He hasn’t?

I don't know he hasn't but there is no evidence in history anywhere on the globe which suggests that he has. I think you'd agree with me that the balance of evidence forces the rational person to conclude that such a healing has not occurred.
But he does apparently respond to prayers to miraculously heal other afflictions of the kind i described above.
Why is that do you think?