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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before. Lernestål, ...
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Novel wearable armband helps users of prosthetic hands to ‘get a grip’

Typing on a keyboard, pressing buttons on a remote control or braiding a child’s hair has remained elusive for prosthetic hand users. With current myoelectric prosthetic hands, users can only control ...
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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

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 ...
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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

(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 ...