New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs – study

New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs – study. Picture: MIT/PA

Researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees better control their residual muscles and sense where their “phantom” limb is in space, a new study suggests.

This restored sense should translate to better control of prosthetic limbs, as well as a reduction of limb pain, the researchers say.