There have been more than 1,600 major extremity amputations carried out on US military personnel as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Between 2007 and 2012, 240 British armed forces personnel were given amputations as a result of injuries sustained during battle. It is more than an understatement to say that these injuries, often caused by improvised explosive devices, are life-altering for the servicemen and women who sustain them.

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