Patient opts for amputation in favour of bionic hand
A man living in Austria has chosen to have his dysfunctional hand cut off so that it can be replaced with a bionic limb.
The operation was conducted by a Viennese surgeon who believes elective amputation and what he calls "bionic reconstruction" can offer certain patients with traumatic injuries the best hope of regaining bodily function.
Neil Bowdler reports for Newsnight.
19 May 2011
- From the section Science & Environment