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I thought it was more widely โ I thought that surgery was more widely done until I got more into the prosthetic field and traveling. And I was like, oh, okay, so that's still a very rare surgery. At the time, it was experimental. But so I think hand open and close, and it open and closes the hand. So it does make it โ so I โ it does feel like โ
I thought it was more widely โ I thought that surgery was more widely done until I got more into the prosthetic field and traveling. And I was like, oh, okay, so that's still a very rare surgery. At the time, it was experimental. But so I think hand open and close, and it open and closes the hand. So it does make it โ so I โ it does feel like โ
Prosthetics aren't caught up to the level of advancedness of that surgery. It's kind of like their reasoning was to future-proof me for prosthetics.
Prosthetics aren't caught up to the level of advancedness of that surgery. It's kind of like their reasoning was to future-proof me for prosthetics.
Prosthetics aren't caught up to the level of advancedness of that surgery. It's kind of like their reasoning was to future-proof me for prosthetics.
Well, it's an expensive surgery. It's an expensive surgery. I remember whenever I got it, all of these surgeons asked to be able to watch that surgery specifically so they could teach it. And I think that one thing is survival. And then hospitals, so less than 7% of amputees are upper extremity. And so that would be specific to the trauma of losing an arm. So most amputees are leg amputees.
Well, it's an expensive surgery. It's an expensive surgery. I remember whenever I got it, all of these surgeons asked to be able to watch that surgery specifically so they could teach it. And I think that one thing is survival. And then hospitals, so less than 7% of amputees are upper extremity. And so that would be specific to the trauma of losing an arm. So most amputees are leg amputees.
Well, it's an expensive surgery. It's an expensive surgery. I remember whenever I got it, all of these surgeons asked to be able to watch that surgery specifically so they could teach it. And I think that one thing is survival. And then hospitals, so less than 7% of amputees are upper extremity. And so that would be specific to the trauma of losing an arm. So most amputees are leg amputees.
So that's one of the reasons why people are like, why does his arm look so different? There's just so many more leg amputees that you're like, you know so many guys that are missing their legs. A lot of people. And it's like, I get this a lot. It's like, why is your arm metal? And I was like, well, you don't ask that to leg people because all legs are metal.
So that's one of the reasons why people are like, why does his arm look so different? There's just so many more leg amputees that you're like, you know so many guys that are missing their legs. A lot of people. And it's like, I get this a lot. It's like, why is your arm metal? And I was like, well, you don't ask that to leg people because all legs are metal.
So that's one of the reasons why people are like, why does his arm look so different? There's just so many more leg amputees that you're like, you know so many guys that are missing their legs. A lot of people. And it's like, I get this a lot. It's like, why is your arm metal? And I was like, well, you don't ask that to leg people because all legs are metal.
Because they're all to that level where they can be used in the Paralympics. And they're all tough. And so it's just that... Legs are more finished products. So it's just that surgery is so niche that it's like I remember talking about it in Ukraine and they have, you know, 10 times more amputees than we have from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Because they're all to that level where they can be used in the Paralympics. And they're all tough. And so it's just that... Legs are more finished products. So it's just that surgery is so niche that it's like I remember talking about it in Ukraine and they have, you know, 10 times more amputees than we have from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Because they're all to that level where they can be used in the Paralympics. And they're all tough. And so it's just that... Legs are more finished products. So it's just that surgery is so niche that it's like I remember talking about it in Ukraine and they have, you know, 10 times more amputees than we have from Iraq and Afghanistan.
And that's just because they have higher survival survivability because they learned from us the tourniquet thing that happened halfway through the war.
And that's just because they have higher survival survivability because they learned from us the tourniquet thing that happened halfway through the war.
And that's just because they have higher survival survivability because they learned from us the tourniquet thing that happened halfway through the war.
Yeah, they have quick access to hospitals. They're literally ambulatory, as in driving them to the โ I was like โ The casualty count, though, per day is wild for that war.
Yeah, they have quick access to hospitals. They're literally ambulatory, as in driving them to the โ I was like โ The casualty count, though, per day is wild for that war.
Yeah, they have quick access to hospitals. They're literally ambulatory, as in driving them to the โ I was like โ The casualty count, though, per day is wild for that war.