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Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Amputees | 3 |
100% |
| Bone Cancer | 1 |
100% |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 100% (7
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Working / Worked
not much experience...
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well i would assume it is working.. i couldnt be doing a lot of the things i do now if I hadn't had the ak amputation when i was younger.
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my leg is healed, but i had two amps, below the knee BK, did not heal, then AK above the knee.
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onlywearspjswon'tuseartificial legs walks8yr old germanshepardw/scooterknowsdogsnamesnotpeople only let him out 2 times with our dog
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6/07 bk amputation. Tumor was 100% dead from chemo.
Working / Worked
phantom pains are now phantom sensations which both are better than the pain I used to endure.
Considering
I would do anything to get this right now......my docter authorized a referal..now just waiting for it in the mail
Considering
I am unable to make up my mind as even though my arms and hands are hardly more useful than a pieces of dead meat.
Considering
Hopefully the Army will do the right thing.
Working / Worked
Considering
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