Eric J Earley, Jan Zbinden, Maria Munoz-Novoa, Fabian Just, Christiana Vasan, Axel Sjogren Holtz, Mona Emadeldin, Justyna Kolankowska, Bjorn Davidsson, Alexander Thesleff, Jason Millenaar, Stewe Jonsson, Christian Cipriani, Hannes Granberg, Paolo Sassu, Rickard Branemark, Max Ortiz-Catalan
Highly impaired individuals stand to benefit greatly from cutting-edge bionic technology, however concurrent functional deficits may complicate the adaptation of such technology. Here, we present a case in which a visually-impaired individual with bilateral burn injury amputation was provided with a novel transradial neuromusculoskeletal prosthesis comprising skeletal attachment via osseointegration and implanted electrodes in nerves and muscles for control and sensory feedback. Difficulties maintaining implant hygiene and donning and doffing the prosthesis arose due to his contralateral amputation, ipsilateral eye loss, and contralateral impaired vision necessitating continuous adaptations to the electromechanical interface...
February 16, 2024: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering