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James Edward Hanger (February 25, 1843 – June 9, 1919) was a Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War, a prosthetist and a businessman. It is reported that he became the first amputee of the war after being struck in the leg by a cannonball. [ 1 ]
Both were treated with battlefield amputations, believed to be the first such operations of the war. One was a Virginia Military Institute cadet, Fauntleroy Daingerfield. The other Confederate was James E. Hanger, an 18-year-old college student. After recovering and being released, Hanger returned home to Virginia.
Hanger, Inc. (formerly Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.) is a leading national provider of products and services that assist in enhancing or restoring the physical capabilities of patients with disabilities or injuries that is headquartered in Austin, Texas (formerly Bethesda, Maryland). The company provides orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services ...
James Stacy, who was Emmy-nominated for his role as a wheelchair-bound amputee in TV movie "Just a Little Inconvenience" and starred in Western series "Lancer," died Thursday in Ventura, Calif.He ...
Authorities in Alabama allege a missing 1-year-old boy — whose disappearance came to light after his family members died in a car crash months after he was last seen — suffered gruesome abuse ...
His injuries required the amputation of both his legs above his knees and his right arm slightly below his shoulder. Clapp underwent extensive rehabilitation at the Hanger Clinic . [ 7 ] He mastered independent walking only five months after the accident, an exceptional accomplishment. [ 8 ]
Hanger: I am 76 and have watched as being on Staunton City Council has become a springboard to higher political office. James Hanger: 'We deserve better' from city council before more damage is ...
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