Above-elbow and hand prosthetics represent remarkable achievements in rehabilitative technology, offering individuals comprehensive solutions to challenges of limb loss.
Heidi Hausse received funding from the Herzog August Bibliothek in 2012, the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine in 2014-2015, the American Council of Learned Societies in ...
The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible is not just complicated technology and delicate surgical procedures. It’s ...
(THE CONVERSATION) To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.
Archaeologists found a skeleton buried with a prosthetic hand in Germany. The man is believed to have died between 1450 and 1620 at between 30 and 50 years old. The discovery demonstrates advanced ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Heidi Hausse, Auburn University (THE CONVERSATION) The human body today has many ...