Not Signed In - Prosthetic Arm Acts Like A Real Limb
Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST
... A new technique - targeted muscle reinnervation* -- that allows a neuro-controlled prosthetic arm to move as if it is a real limb, is reported in an Article in this week's issue of The Lancet. [click link for full article] ...
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- Artificial Limbs
- Amputation
- Arm Exercises
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Worsening of the affected limb
- Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies
- Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep
- Wild Yam
- Agent Orange
- Movement Disorders
- Arm
- Recurrent injury to the arm
- Arm Injuries and Disorders
- Partial or complete arm paralysis
- Wrist/Arm Injuries and Disorders
- Loss of movement of arm(s) or leg(s)
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- Partial or complete loss of sensation in the arm, hand, or fingers
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