39 years after amputation, a new procedure is helping Mary Shalz walk comfortably

More than 3.6 million people in the U.S. are living with limb loss, according to the Amputee Coalition. Most are lower limb amputations resulting from diabetes, trauma and cancer. In March 1983, Mary Shalz was 18 years old when a diagnosis of bone cancer changed how she walked. "That was when they did the above-knee amputation," says Mary. Watch: 39 years after amputation, a new procedure is helping Mary Shalz walk comfortably. https://youtu.be/N0ez5ACClkY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…
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