Advancements in surgery and engineering enabled the control of every finger of a bionic hand

For the first time, a person with an arm amputation can control every finger of a bionic hand as if it was his own. This is thanks to novel surgical and engineering advancements merging humans with machines. A study in Science Translational Medicine presents the first documented case of a patient whose body was surgically modified to incorporate implanted sensors, which then allowed connecting a hand prosthesis to his neuromusculoskeletal system. Article: Zbinden J., Sassu P., Mastinu E., Earley E., Munoz-Novoa M., Brånemark R., and Ortiz-Catalan M., Improved control of a prosthetic limb by surgically creating electro-neuromuscular constructs with implanted electrodes, Science Translational Medicine, 2023