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It is an extremely rare operation in France which is being prepared, in Nantes. Nicolas, a man whose left arm has been amputated, is about to receive a latest-generation bionic arm. He will then be the third patient to benefit from this technique.
Nicolas Kraszewki was amputated 15 years ago following a road accident. He recently agreed to wear a prosthesis. Unattractive and impractical, he always found that she limited his actions. A year ago, he discovered the story of Priscille, a painter and also an amputee. She is the first woman to have been operated on in France to benefit from a bionic arm, controlled by thought.
Operation scheduled for Monday
Impressed by the possibilities offered to him by his prosthesis, he decided to call her. “There, you see things for real, you say to yourself [que] it works. Right now you’re motivated“, he confides. To benefit from the prosthesis, he must undergo a new operation. Three surgeons will take turns for ten hours at the Jules Verne clinic in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) to reactivate his nerves. works, the interface between the reactivated Nicolas nerves and the bionic arm will be made by electrodes placed on the skin.The operation is scheduled for Monday, March 20.
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