This means sensors in a prosthetic limb could, in theory, stimulate the reinnervated skin to cause realistic sensations.

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Using this process, a broad range of products can be produced including smartphone cases, clothing, prosthetic limb casings and airplane wings.

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Despite the pain and the prospect of spending years re-learning how to walk with a prosthetic limb, Chidiac almost never loses her good spirits.

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The government will now work with service charities, including Help for Heroes and The British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma) as well as NHS specialists, to create new high-quality NHS facilities for prosthetic limb provision and rehabilitation.

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They included the launch of its "i-limb ultra" prosthetic hand and an upgrade to its digits solution for people with missing fingers.

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The stump had been severed from the limb in a way that made attaching a prosthetic impossible.

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The i-Limb Ultra Revolution is the latest innovation from UK-based prosthetic developers Touch Bionics.

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While she doesn't always care to draw attention to her prosthetic, Gustafson does always make sure the socket that fits around her residual limb has a bit of fun or sparkle to it.

CNN: Strutting their stuff for limb loss awareness

Over the past two years, Strut Your Stuff has inspired people to go out in their community for the first time without a cosmetic cover, reveal to co-workers that they're living with a prosthetic, or even leave the confines of their own homes, which they hadn't done since their limb loss.

CNN: Strutting their stuff for limb loss awareness