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Incredible moment double amputee learns to walk normally again after having 'revolutionary' surgery that inserts titanium rod into his stumps that allows prosthetic attachments
A double-amputee has learned to talk again after a ... a surgery that involves inserting a titanium implant into the bone of a patient. This allows for the direct attachment of a prosthetic ...
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From Ramachandran's Notebook
Unfortunately, amputees often experience excruciating phantom ... It felt as if it were attached directly to his stump with no arm in between. However, if an object such as a teacup were placed ...
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Bionic leg helps amputees walk using mind control
With the new technology, surgery to reconnect vital pairs of muscles on the leg stump is needed first - either during the amputation or later on. Then, using sensors on these muscles, signals are ...
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Direct skeletal fixation of limb prostheses using an intraosseous transcutaneous implant
Limb amputation is traumatic and affects quality of life ... after the implant has integrated into the bone (osseointegration) and the stump wound is completely closed and healed. It involves ...