This has been all over the news. It's very interesting.
http://www.ric.org/bionic/bionicwoman.php
Bionic Woman
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Christopher
- Posts: 845
- Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:09 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02
Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed
BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.
Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
~Theodore Roosevelt - Location: Los Angeles, California USA
Re: Bionic Woman
Here are CNN video links:
about half way down the page on left side...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/14/bion ... index.html
--Another news story on Bionic Woman...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jC2tingZeA
--Any here read German? Check this out. Can't be real but who knows...
http://www.iarm.de/movie.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KnIelK4NMM
--one more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgFiXj7wXGg
This prosthetic won't work until avulsed nerves can be successfully re-implanted into the spinal cord. Since it requires the amputated arm's nerves to activate controls. But it is still good news!
about half way down the page on left side...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/14/bion ... index.html
--Another news story on Bionic Woman...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jC2tingZeA
--Any here read German? Check this out. Can't be real but who knows...
http://www.iarm.de/movie.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KnIelK4NMM
--one more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgFiXj7wXGg
This prosthetic won't work until avulsed nerves can be successfully re-implanted into the spinal cord. Since it requires the amputated arm's nerves to activate controls. But it is still good news!
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Christopher
- Posts: 845
- Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:09 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02
Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed
BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.
Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
~Theodore Roosevelt - Location: Los Angeles, California USA