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Random Fact: Amputations

May 16,2015 / By The Hand Society / No Comment

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Since 2001, more than 1,500 U.S. soldiers have sustained limb amputations. Thank a military man or woman for Armed Forces Day today. Learn more about amputations and prosthetic limbs.

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