An artificial hand almost as good as the real one
It is in some ways less risky than a transplant, say doctors
Vienna
EUROPEAN surgeons and engineers have devised a mind-controlled bionic hand that restores function almost as well as a flesh-and-blood transplant, but without the risk of rejection, a research paper said on Wednesday.
The three Austrian beneficiaries of the unprecedented technique had suffered injuries in car and climbing accidents to the "brachial plexus" - a network of nerves running from the spine to the upper limbs.
This type of injury is like a sort of "inner amputation", irreversibly separating the hand fro…
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