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Alex Smith's wife turned the metal leg brace from his horrific injury into a football-shaped trophy

After a brutal leg injury nearly cost him his life, Alex Smith endured 17 surgeries, made his NFL return, and improbably led the WFT to the playoffs. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Tom Pennington/Getty ...
The New York Times

MARGARET CARNEGIE NEARLY WELL AGAIN; Steel Brace Worn on Injured Leg More Than a Year Soon to be Discarded. HAPPY OVER THE PROSPECT Trouble Started with the Spraining of an ...

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The Spokesman-Review

Leg brace helps llama survive

FERNDALE, Wash. – For Tim Shride, helping a toddler with a crippling leg injury is fairly routine. But Shride, who makes braces and prosthetic limbs for Ferndale’s Cascade Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.
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John Ball Zoo flamingo struts his stuff with custom leg brace

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A John Ball Zoo flamingo is getting a leg up thanks to some extra support provided by a custom brace. Andes the flamingo suffered an injury this winter that made it hard ...
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Braces for Dad’s crushed legs ‘changed outlook on life’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Travis Apple was heading home after a long day of work in Clackamas County when he saw a second set of headlights coming at him. “I remember cocking my head sideways and kind ...