In Brief:
A US Army soldier who was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq underwent a left transradial amputation, a right hip disarticulation, and left knee disarticulation. He was fitted with a myoelectric arm, a body-powered arm, and a passive/cosmetic arm, along with multiple terminal devices. He also was fitted with a right bucket hip socket and left thigh ischial containment socket with bilateral Otto Bock C-Legs. At one year post-injury, he had exceeded all initial functional goals.
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