In the United States, a typical prosthetics specialist who fits
artificial legs for amputees might handle 15 or 20 such patients a
year, fitting them with custom-built legs that can cost upward of
$6,000 apiece. Each patient then gets a series of follow-up visits
to make sure the new limb was properly fitted.
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