VIDEO: Bianca Balti dopo la mastectomia preventiva: "Come mi sento adesso" * 2023
VIDEO: Bianca Balti dopo la mastectomia preventiva: "Come mi sento adesso" * 2023
Hugh Herr and Aimee Mullins
Altruismo

Extreme Bionics: The Future of Human Ability

Hugh Herr, Aimee Mullins and Hans Georg Näder Speakers discuss new advancements in genetics, regenerative medicine, and biomechatronics that promise to transcend human limitations and end disability as we know it; from optogenetic interfaces with the human nervous system to synthetic appendages that move and feel like biological counterparts.

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Olivia Jackson lost her arm during the filming of the movie, she sued and won the lawsuit.
Ejemplos de superación

Olivia Jackson, Milla Jovovich’s stunt double. She lost her arm working on “Resident Evil.”

U.K.-based stuntwoman Olivia Jackson has won the latest stage in a long battle for damages following life-changing injuries she sustained during the filming of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” in 2015. Standing in for Milla Jovovich, Jackson was driving a motorcycle that collided head-on with a camera attached to a boom that extended from a motor vehicle during the shoot in South Africa. The camera was supposed to swoop up over her, but the camera rig was not lifted in time.

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Shaquem Griffin is one of the best stories in football right now
Ejemplos de superación

Shaquem Alphonso Griffin, first player with one hand to be drafted in the NFL

He is 1.88 meters tall, weighs 104 kilos. He has aggression, great reflexes and reads the game very well. He has earned prestige and recognition for his abilities, not for his handicap. In fact, he has tried special gloves and some companies have even offered to make him a prosthesis with 3D printers. But Shaquem Griffin has ruled out everything. It feels more comfortable without one hand.

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Daniella Margarita Álvarez Vásquez * MG Latam
Ejemplos de superación

Daniella Álvarez de Colombia y su amputación de pierna

Daniella Margarita Álvarez Vásquez (Barranquilla, 24 de mayo de 1988) es una ex reina de belleza, presentadora y modelo colombiana.
Su vida no volvió a ser la misma y tuvo un giro inesperado en junio de 2020, debido a que perdió la parte inferior de su pierna izquierda, producto de una complicación médica.

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Prótesis avanzadas, para manos amputadas
Amputación malformación y deformidad

Tipos y modalidades de prótesis para mano

Una prótesis ortopédica de mano pretende hacer la sustitución artificial del miembro faltante en el cuerpo. Su ideal es de cumplir casi la misma función que un miembro superior natural.
La intención es que las prótesis de mano pueda sustituir las funciones básicas e incluso las más relevantes del miembro faltante como abrir y cerrar la mano. También debería emular el aspecto natural del paciente.

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