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These $100 3-D-Printed Arms Are Giving Young Sudan War Amputees A Reason To Go On

Fri, 2014-01-31 22:34 — Kathy Gilbeaux

huffingtonpost.com - by Eleanor Goldberg - January 23, 2014

Fifty thousand people, many of whom are children, have lost limbs in the war in Sudan. The number of victims is staggering, but one company is working to help by developing inexpensive prosthetics that can be made in about six hours.

. . . A team is capable of producing a low-cost, 3-D-printed arm for about $100.

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