Surgeons restore hand, arm movement to quadriplegic patients
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
A pioneering surgical technique has restored some hand and arm movement to patients immobilized by spinal cord injuries in the neck, reports a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Like railroad switchmen, the focus is on rerouting passageways; however, instead of trains on a track, the surgeons redirect peripheral nerves […]