Amputation
Amputation of a body part is a “life-changing event” that affects a person’s:
Many issues arise following the loss of all or part of a person’s limb(s); however, the long-term outcomes for amputees continue to improve.
Amputation StatisticsAlthough over 90 percent of limb loss is “acquired”, up to 4 percent is congenital (present at birth). Of the roughly 185,000 amputation surgeries performed each year in the United States,
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