Nerve-Stimulating Leg Prosthesis Improves Movement and Functionality in Amputees (5 of 10) (IMAGE)

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Nerve-Stimulating Leg Prosthesis Improves Movement and Functionality in Amputees (5 of 10)

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Federica Barberi adjusts the smart electronics on the intact ankle of a volunteer. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 2, 2019, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by F.M. Petrini at ETH Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland; and colleagues was titled, "Enhancing functional abilities and cognitive integration of the lower limb prosthesis."

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[Credit: Francesco M. Petrini]

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