Juan Pablo Dos Santos

“And a prosthesis for an above-knee amputation can cost between $7,000 and $12,000.”

Juan Pablo Dos Santos · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-26

Dos Santos outlined the cost of above-knee prostheses for amputees.

“A prosthesis for a below-knee amputation, which is a transtibial prosthesis, can cost between $3,000 and $5,000,”

Juan Pablo Dos Santos · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-26

Dos Santos outlined the cost of below-knee prostheses for amputees.

“It's very difficult for everyone in general but especially for children, who suddenly lost so much. They lost family members, their homes, their schools, their abilities, and on top of that, they're missing a part of their body,”

Juan Pablo Dos Santos · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-26

Dos Santos described the difficulties facing child amputees he encountered at a hospital after the earthquakes.