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It has been estimated that the number of people living with limb loss will more than double by the year 2050 to 3.6 million.1 Adults and children are developing diabetes and peripheral vascular disease in the United States at epidemic rates. Given this and the ongoing military conflicts, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is increasingly vigilant in proactively helping people affected by limb loss learn how to live to their full potential and how to avoid the serious complications that can follow an amputation, such as obesity, heart disease, and further amputations.
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