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Living Healthy 27 Biomechatronics and Neurorehabilitation Lab facebook.com/ChalmersBNL instagram.com/chalmersbnl twitter.com/ChalmersBNL Related Resources The osseointegrated artificial joint dramatically improves the range of movement for forearm amputees, which could contribute significantly to everyday quality of life. Photos provided by Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan An implant is placed into each of the two bones of the forearm – the ulna and radius – then, a wrist-like artificial joint acts as an interface between these two implants and the prosthetic hand. Prosthetic Devices for Upper‑Extremity Amputees amputee-coalition.org/resources/ prosthetic-devices-for-upper- extremity-amputees “Restoring Natural Forearm Rotation in Transradial Osseointegrated Amputees” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering . Volume 26, Issue 12. ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8533434