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Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) view detail comment email this

This group "is a national, non-profit amputee consumer educational organization representing people who have experienced amputation or are born with limb differences." The site features a searchable "comprehensive limb loss catalog [that] includes materials (full text and abstracts) in several formats," a FAQ, links to related sites, and information about support groups. Also includes materials aimed at children. Searchable. Some material available in Spanish.
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/
Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated Jun 16, 2004


Introducing Jesse Sullivan, the World's First "Bionic Man" view detail comment email this

Fact sheet and related material about the development of a "bionic arm" or "myoelectric arm driven using electrical signals from the muscles of the chest, now activated by the user's own thought-generated nerve impulses." Explains the procedure, which uses nerve-muscle grafts, and the importance of the development. Includes video clips of the arm and links to related articles and websites. From the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC).
http://www.ric.org/research/accomplishments/Bionic.aspx
Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated May 22, 2008


A Question of Mind Over Matter view detail comment email this

First in a series of four articles from 2006 about new technologies in the field of prosthetics, particularly in the area of bionics. Features an interactive tour of bionic research under development, and many related links. From Wired News.
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mods/news/2006/09/71785
Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated Mar 29, 2007




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