Jill Weber/CHUV Gert Jan Oskam, 40, received a brain and spinal cord transplant. (CNN) – New research reveals how a medical device helped a paralyzed man walk normally again, more than a decade after the injury. Dr. Gregoire Courtine and colleagues from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have developed and implanted a …
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Gert-Jan Oskam was living in China in 2011 when he was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the hips down. Now, with a combination of devices, scientists have given him control of his lower body again. “For 12 years, I’ve been trying to get back on my feet,” Mr. Oscam said …
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A 40-year-old man with paralysis in both legs is able to climb stairs, move over inclines and switch from standing to walking, thanks to implants in his brain and spinal cord that pair with external devices to translate his thoughts into movement. The experiment was part of a validation study published Wednesday in the journal …
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