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  2. James Gillingham - Wikipedia

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    Gillingham was a Victorian boot and shoemaker [6] at his Golden Shoe shop [7] until 1863 when he began making artificial limbs from leather and molded like a pair of shoes. [8] His first prosthetic limb was for William Singleton, [ 9 ] a local man who lost an arm firing a cannon for a celebratory salute, which Gillingham made at no cost to ...

  3. Van Phillips (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    He is known for the Flex-Foot brand of artificial foot and limbs that he created, [2] and for his charity work for amputees. [3] An amputee himself, having lost a leg below the knee at age 21, Phillips was motivated by the limitations of then-existing artificial limbs to attend the Northwestern University Medical School Prosthetic-Orthotic Center.

  4. Peg leg - Wikipedia

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    By the late 19th century, prosthetics vendors would offer peg legs as cheaper alternatives to more intricate, lifelike artificial legs. [3] Even as vendors touted advantages of more complicated prostheses over simple peg legs, [3] according to a contemporary surgeon, many patients found a peg leg more comfortable for walking. [4]

  5. Missouri Man Lost Leg, Now Makes Prosthetic Limbs For Veterans

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    Missouri Man Lost Leg, Now Makes Prosthetic Limbs For Veterans. Claire Gordon. Updated July 14, 2016 at 6:50 PM. Geoffrey Dunlap.

  6. James Edward Hanger - Wikipedia

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    At the time of Hanger's death in 1919, the company had branches in Atlanta, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, London and Paris. [4] Hanger's children and grandchildren, along with in-laws, cousins and other associates, continued operating and expanding the company. [6] By the mid 1950s there were 50 Hanger offices in North America and 25 in ...

  7. Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs ... - AOL

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    When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and ...

  8. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    In the USA a typical prosthetic limb costs anywhere between $15,000 and $90,000, depending on the type of limb desired by the patient. With medical insurance, a patient will typically pay 10%–50% of the total cost of a prosthetic limb, while the insurance company will cover the rest of the cost.

  9. In Bolivia, amputees strap on hyperrealistic prosthetic limbs

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    In Bolivia, amputees strap on hyperrealistic prosthetic limbs September 23, 2023 at 8:08 PM (This Sept. 21 story has been corrected to fix the surname of the engineer in paragraphs 6 and 8)