PhysOrg Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 With Oskar Aszmann and his team at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, MedUni Vienna has long been regarded as a world leader in bionic limb reconstruction. It was only last year that the world's first fully integrated bionic arm prosthesis was developed at MedUni Vienna. This is ready-to-use and is described as "Plug and Play." Although all bionic aids have so far been used in humans, the technique known as osseointegration (direct skeletal attachment) has now been used for the very first time in a bearded vulture—the creature was given a new foot. A paper on this ground-breaking procedure has been published in Scientific Reports.View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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