The following numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel received a prosthetic limb in the last five, 10 and 15 Financial Years (FY):<\/p>
<\/p>
Period<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Personnel<\/strong> Receiving a Prosthetic Limb<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FY 2013-14 to 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td><\/tr> FY 2008-09 to 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 308<\/p><\/td><\/tr> FY 2003-04 to 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 356<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> This includes both Regular and Reservist Armed Forces personnel, injured in operational and non-operational environments. It does not include those who only received a digit prosthetic or those who had an amputation since leaving the Armed Forces.<\/p>"}
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