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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 2003, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Hanger
Orthopedic Group, Inc., which appears in Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

McLean, Virginia
September 2, 2003

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