Major gains still to be made in quality of arm prostheses
(WorldNews Netherlands)

Mona Hichert argues that existing arm prostheses can be improved, and indeed need to be improved. Hichert obtains her doctorate from TU Delft on Friday, 24 February 2017. Electrical or not Approximately 4,000 people in the Netherlands are affected by arm damage: they have to do without the use of their hand or part of their hand, their forearm or even a complete arm. The majority of these people have a prosthesis. This prosthesis may be purely cosmetic, or have a gripping function, enabling the user to carry out everyday activities. The latter may either be body-powered or myoelectric. A myoelectric prosthesis is controlled by electrical signals associated with the user`s muscle...