Amputees

People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone - Aimee Mullins

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Boston Marathon Amputees Face New Reality

The prognosis for amputees is much better than it was a generation ago. Thanks to advances in prosthetics, even patients who have lost both legs can walk, run and live generally normal lives, doctors say. Amputees who keep their knees have an easier road ahead, though injuries above the knee are also far more treatable...

Amputees and patients with major trauma to extremities face potentially long recoveries and the prospect of serious complications. The process can require "serial operations" that go on for months to save limbs, with no guarantee of success, said Peter Burke, chief of trauma services at Boston Medical Center...

It may take months of rehabilitation to become…

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 Boston Marathon Amputees Face New Reality

As people injured by the Boston bombings recover, many who lost one or more limbs face a long and grueling road ahead.

Amputee Coalition

To reach out to and empower people affected by limb loss to achieve their full potential through education, support and advocacy, and to promote limb loss prevention.

Amputees Helping Amputees

A social support group for Amputees and their family and or friends,created to allow people to meet and * Ask Questions* Offer helpful Tips* encourage each other.

Tin Soldiers

"Tin Soldiers" is a fascinating perspective film into the world of amputees, people who have spina bifida, and paralysis, all doing adaptive sports. This film is 100% independent, and the passion project of Ben Duffy and Michael J Sassano as well as executive producer Jeff Bourns.

Peter Harsch Prosthetics

The perfect fit cannot be manufactured. At Peter Harsch Prosthetics, we pair high performance prosthetics with high performance individuals. Our only goal is 100 percent patient satisfaction, which we achieve no matter what it takes.

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