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They become the lower-limb protection equivalent of a thong or a nipple tassel – more for highlighting than coverage.
Why Emmanuel Adebayor might not have a leg to stand on Harry Pearson 2010
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But, almost none of the nation's 54 million prediabetics receive this coaching and education and Medicaid, as now constituted, generally will not pay for it; instead, the nation goes on and on performing 88,000 diabetes-related lower-limb amputations year after year, most unnecessary and most paid for in public funds!
Chris Norwood: Below the Belt: Governor Paterson Tries a Little Medicaid Reform 2009
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Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure, and diabetics are many times more likely to die of pneumonia or influenza and have non-traumatic lower-limb amputations than non-diabetics.
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Complementary analyses of interjoint Hilbert relative phase suggested a lower-limb organization into a vertical suspension mode and an oscillatory foreaft mode.
Hooping.org | Blog 2004
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Complementary analyses of interjoint Hilbert relative phase suggested a lower-limb organization into a vertical suspension mode and an oscillatory foreaft mode.
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A doctor who works with amputees questioned whether a high-tech foot designed for an active person is appropriate for an elderly patient with diabetes, a major cause of lower-limb amputations.
The Seattle Times 2012
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A report last year by the Health and Human Services inspector general found widespread questionable billing for lower-limb prostheses, a category that includes artificial feet.
The Seattle Times 2012
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In 2009, Medicare inappropriately paid $43 million for lower-limb prostheses that did not meet certain basic standards for accurate claims, investigators said.
The Seattle Times 2012
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In 2009, Medicare inappropriately paid $43 million for lower-limb prostheses that did not meet certain basic standards for accurate claims, investigators said.
The Seattle Times 2012
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A report last year by the Health and Human Services inspector general found widespread questionable billing for lower-limb prostheses, a category that includes artificial feet.
The Seattle Times 2012
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