A giant step forward in artificial legs
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2020
- Osseointegration, a form of implant surgery, is restoring freedom of movement to amputees in a revolutionary new way. Correspondent Barry Petersen speaks to doctors about this prosthetic procedure, and with patients who are embracing their expanded mobility with a vengeance.
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I wish there was more science on the news with an emphasis on hope for the future.
Lots of science stuff on youtube but it's rare that we get to see what's going on in the medical technology field. I really want to see the latest high-end prosthetic hand and what progress has been made on 3d printed organs
Me too. You might like this www.humanprogress.org/
@@macberry4048 ua-cam.com/video/MqZZpdTryj8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=IntegrumAB This product comes from the same company
@@jimmylinderoth1400 it's amazing how quickly he can put the arm on and start doing stuff
AGREED.
A giant *”step forward”* in artificial legs.
Bruh.
that's actually quite touching imho
Get out
They really are getting Foot Loose with those puns.
That's a forbidden rule in a joke book according to Stefan Raab.
Damn
Don't let any of this distract you from the fact that she has NINETEEN grandkids
Rookie numbers
Ok
i have 37 cousins
Baby boomer
I mean, 5 kids all with three of their own is already 15.
They refered Luke with his arm, but Vader literally had half his arms and limbs replaced with cybernetics. 🤣
Half? All 4 of his limbs are cybernetic lol.
"More machine than man; twisted, and evil."
@@nathanwhiting5475 Yeah but it was around half of each limb he lost. Half of both arms and legs, give or take.
they’re talking to the majority not the star wars fanbase specifically because literally nobody who didn’t watch starwars knows that vader has prosthetics
@@lionobama1397 ?
Doctor: Yes I've seen Star Wars. Thanks for dismissing my hard work and give George Lucas the credit.😂
To be fair though. Many of the technologies we have today were dreamed up in fictional books, tv, and movies.
That is not to say that Doctors had not thought of these concepts. Its a bit of a feedback loop though. A young kid see's this fictional technology and then later in life as an adult works to make the dream a reality.
Star Trek TOS had automatic doors. They were really just a guy behind the set pulling on a rope when told to. But now just about every supermarket has a door tied to a motion sensor so it opens and closes on its own.
What credit? What are you talking about?
@@wjrneo2 Also cellphones, the communicators on Star Teek are one of the main inspirations
You had 999 likes.
I gave you 1.
It was satisfying.
Don't worry, they are used to fools thanking "god" for lifesaving operations.
This brings a whole new meaning to that Cyberpunk meme.
This is not the most advanced one, look for one on Ted, guy walks like he had a meat and bone leg, a girl danced too, its amazing
@@kendarr so cyberpunk can become reality?.
@@dustinostermann7480 Yes, the main issue with cyberpunk stuff is ethical, at some point a robot arm will be better then a human arm, how would we as a society work with that?, maybe John only gets a job ate construction because he has a robotic arm that allows him to carry more weight, see where i'm going?. We will eventually get to cyberpunk level os machine-man interface, but the ethical dilema still there
@@kendarr I think that's unlikely for the moment. There's lots of attempts at exoskeletons that try to achieve the same thing, but the biggest issue is power for the moment. Exoskeletons that are actually useful usually need to be plugged in to high voltage mains as batteries don't have the charge or power to deliver something beyond human lifting capabilities.
Over time Science Fiction becomes reality
*doctor there to discuss the marvels of modern prosthetics and medical technology*
Interviewer: "YoU eVeR SeEn StAr wArS?!"
yeah I thought that was pretty stupid of him to bring up
Who cares
@@funy0n583 no
@@thechristposter yes
Yes
Wow! This is me! I had an amputation and can’t walk comfortably with my prosthetic. I want this so bad!
Praying and sending you Positive vibes for you yo received
This is a swedish company on the swedish stockmarket, you can contact them at integrum.se/ , you can also find different hospitals around the US that do operations on www.avanza.se/aktier/om-aktien.html/753680/integrum-b
I too will send my prayers up on your behalf. You are just as deserving as these folks and I pray that soon this will be in your future.💙
@ Gary Miller I’m an amputee too. Have never been able to wear my prosthetic without pain. I am going to ask for a consultation with Dr Stonebeck. So tired of sitting around
@@cil20002000 -that is me also. I seldom go out. Would rather stay in my wheelchair at home and not put my prosthetic on. If I do wear my prosthetic, I cannot walk very far because of pain. I had horrible surgeries and they really messed me up. And get this-they amputated my good leg and left my right leg intact-the one I was having problems with.
"George Lucas dreamed it up"
I shouldn't be so annoyed by that comment, yet here I am lol
Why is it annoying? I don't get it
@@cheeriosaltcream George Lucas was not the first person to think of prosthetics lol.
@@MrMrkman98 what about moving your prosthetic with full functionality, ive seen vids where some people can move their prosthetic hand to hold a cup, thats about it
@@renemendez8324 yeah George Lucas was the only person capable of imagining a fake arm working like a real arm... truly a genius...
Yeah. Remember how in fiction Pirate captains had wooden stomps?
Sounds like they're really getting a leg up on this technology.
Rather outstanding
@@mikelindell9784 Hahahaha. You got a lol out of me for that one.
You just had to huh. LOL
@@lizafrench8455 Well I mean come on, look at the title of the video. :)
@@andybaldman omg i never even realized. LOL
How does an infection *NOT* take place? The flesh around the rod looks purple.
I was wondering the same thing, that area around there looks so fragile.
I think the rod is made up of special metal that doesn't allow the bacteria to grow in that way the wound can heal normally.
Probably meds to suppress the reaction. Honestly, this looks like horrible solution to me. Both ladies look very uncomfortable walking, worse than before.
They have to clean it several times a day. And yes infection is a pretty big problem.
I was looking at this procedure myself but you have to constantly keep get in behind skin that makes contact with rod and keep clean with special solution otherwise it can get infected.i am also type one diebetic so isn't worth the risk
The first guy to get an arm replacement should name himself Johnny Silverhand
Nah mate, he should get it in black-chrome and name himself after the OG Morgan Blackhand ;^ )
Her: If I stepped on something that threw me off bala--
Him: LIKE A TWIG OR A ROCK OR SOMETHING
Her: No, like an unexpected step on a staircase maybe....
This is the kind of science I want funded by the government
No. It wasn't with the help of the government that we reached this point. Rather leave these things to the private companies, that have the incentive of profit to succeed.
Private enterprise provides: ua-cam.com/video/QHngEnqgB88/v-deo.html
@@WiseGuy508 No, that's just ignorance talking. To make this possible, you need doctors, PhD mechanical engineers, PhD biomedical engineers, computer science engineers, and many other experts. Those people are trained at universities that give them projects funded mainly from government institutions such the NSF. Privates never fund basic science research that is the base of these projects, they just fund the last portion when profit is on sight.
@LunchAnderson before ww2 science was funded by private institutions. There is no need for government to pay for it. It would be better if the government did not tax us as much so we have more money to directly invest into new technologies instead of asking for daddy government for grants.
@@eldrugoalex people get phds in those fields because it is economically viable to do so. How doctors would we have if it didn’t pay so well? Not as many.
While this is incredible, I can only imagine the agony of hitting your metal stub against anything and feeling the reverberations bone-outward. Makes my teeth itch just thinking about it.
Same
I’m sure they accounted for this.
Doesn't do that
Or being outside in cold weather
It's far worse to have you leg fall off in the fruits and vegetables aisle and fall on your stump as morons stand around to watch. It hurts so bad you stop breathing. It makes a great spectacle. I'd be on TickTock today if someone had their camera out.
That is absolutely incredible. This new procedure is a huge step forward for those who have lost limbs.
My words exactly
@Rony Gomez you can already do that via cloning. But ethics are a thing us humans really love to push forward, while actually breaking all those ethics in other fields.
@@alexandrutereify you read too much fiction
@@thepope2412 I mean he's not lying you can actually clone humans, just ethics kind of makes it a bit iffy. Although it would be really useful if you needed a transplant of some kind.
@@spacecowboy8295 we can barely grow a culture of meat in a Petri dish. The you can do with cloning is putting dna in a human egg and letting a baby grow
I remember when they were first testing this tech on animals years ago. They use a type of sponge that is injected with titanium then melt the spong away to create a titanium bone stucture that other bone and flesh can grow into and bond with. That's what allows the titanium rod to fuse with the leg and stick out without getting infections or having an open wound. It's really cool to see them finally implementing the tech.
This is incredible. I was wondering how they keep it from getting infected because the titanium sticks out through the skin.
Donna has always been an amazing person. She deserved this "freedom" from pain.
The star wars analogy was breathtakingly stupid. Maybe take 15 minutes before the interview to come up with substantial questions.
No it wasn't?
It was silly to drag starwars in it, sure.
But it wasn't wrong.
* Cyberpunk intro plays in the background *
I've studied a bit about osseointegration before it was actually done. My question is how the peg is kept sufficiently clean.
He external bit or the internal
Agree. The wound around the metal didn't sit well with me.
You have to clean it, guessing multiple times a day. I honestly don't think that's the correct way to move forward with prosthetics.
@@pvshka yeah, its cool and all but i dont think this would serve as a proper solution unless you could have your natural skin completely encapsulating the prosthetic so theres no opening or opportunity for infection to set in, dont know how plausible that is tho
i dont know much about medical or how skin works but why cant we put things like medically safe silicon seal or something to prevent infections near the protruded section
"George Lucas dreamed it up."
No he absolutely did not!
Lmao
You underestimate his power!
Who cares?
@@nathanwhiting5475 Me and some other people
@@nathanwhiting5475 people who cares for accuracy and proper dispensation of Fame
So glad there are finally improvements being made.
Lab grown translpants will be an improvement. This "solution" is worse than the problem.
@@alterego157 what
I'm getting some Cyberpunk 2077 cyberware vibes from this, and I'm not complaining
I have two modes of thought coursing through me:
"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh... it disgusted me. I craved the certainty of steel"
And
*Insert Cyberpunk reference*
@Esteb5n Caballero the closer i can be to a TechPriest from Warhammer40k, the better.
"But I am already saved. For the Machine I am immortal"
*Sick techno- gothic drop*
Even in death i serve the omnissiah
I am a lucky doctor as I had the privilege to study with professor/doctor Per Ingvar Branemark. He is the father of Dr. Richard Branemark. I started doing Osseointegrated Branemark Implants back in 1984. And I personally studied with him at the Branemark Institute, there in Gothenburg Sweden, in 1991 and 1996. This fabulous technique is a direct extension of the pioneering work of Per Ingvar Branemank. And a big Thank You should be given to Dr. Richard Branemark for continuing, and extending this great humanitarian gift to all people. Warmly, Dr. George Whitehead
Dr. Whitehead, thank you for the additional information. Blessings to you, Dr. Richard Branemark, and all the people who you have helped. Awesome work!!
How does the metal interact with the skin and muscle?
What is the chance of infection?
Is there a concern for the bone splitting if too much weight is placed onto the rod?
@@kadinlugo363good questions. I have the same questions
❤
In future things will be very different
Who are you?
@@andybaldman deez nuts
The future is inevitable.
Hey Ray Mak
Yes it will be way hotter and way less clouds
To all designers and engineers out there: when designing and/or engineering anything--buildings, vehicles, etc.--the FIRST people to keep in mind for accessibility are the challenged/disabled. If you design for them in the first place, then chances are, it will be accessible for all.
Absolutely
That interviewer is really on the ball with his helpful insights.
As a double below knee amputee, I cannot wait until I can hopefully have an osseointegration procedure done.
I don't know you brother, but I hope the best that you get it. I'd gladly put my savings into something that can make this universal to everyone.
Hope its ready as soon as possible stay strong man
Be ready bro. You'll probably be running faster than me in a short while.
This is awesome for you. Wow
I always feel bad for people who get amputated above the knee. I feel like everything would be hard without the dexterity of a knee.
Thank you. I’ve been an above-knee amputee since 2011. It’s is so much harder than those with a knee.
@@cil20002000 ever thought about an Osseointegration?
I have a brother with an above knee amputation. He mentioned there's a joke in the community that you're a not a real amputee unless it's above the knee. (he has a pretty dark sense of humor)
Bilateral above knee amputee here. It's even more difficult when you are missing both knees
@@ERrofl Its even harder than THAT when youre amputated below the belly button. So top THAT.
These stories are precious and I'm so happy to see people enjoy more quality in their lives. Life can take away many things, but later will give a reward of feeling better. It's absolutely vital people be as pain free as possible. Those smiles were everything!
1:57 oh lord, i literally hold my breath seeing her leg. No offense, that's an amazing tech.
My Mother was a rehab nurse who worked with quadriplegics, paraplegics, closed head injuries and others...people whose abilities to function were challenged every day. She would have been so very interested in this report as she was in every new advancement in every field of medicine.
Wish her the best it's always powerful seeing someone turning a challenging situation into a learning and positive outcome
the funny thing is they dont talk about the costs XD
They never do.
Those people are probably now living on the streets lol
@@schwartzy65 hahaha
For anyone interested in knowing more:
Passivity based control is one of the big players in this field. This is often often combined with adaptive control.
There are a number of sensors that can be implemented down the line, such as Electromyography (EMG) sensors or pressure sensors. This increases the capabilities of the artificial limb.
Machine learning is also playing a big role and it is being used to study the movement pattern of the user and predict where he/she is going next, so that the system can support this action.
This is a big multidisciplinary field and those wanting to dive into it can do so without having to study a medical career.
Most of the funding for this is allocated for academic institutions and it is a growing field. However, on the industry side, these things tend to get very expensive due to the amount of regulations we have to go through to get a product out there. For those saying "we should be funding this," we kinda are, but everything good that scientists create is often damaged by politician or lobbyists.
Anyway, just wanted to share some topics for anyone wanting to read more or any students out there wondering how to join this field. Best of lucks!
“It feels like a part of me” everyone’s last words before merging with machines
“Pre-order now, Cyberpunk 2077”
“It feels like a part of me” everyone’s last words before merging with humans.
I would gladly embrace the machine parts, flesh is weak and cannot be replaced when damaged, but machine parts can be upgraded.
I just hope to live long enough to have the opportunity to merge.
@@Captain_Vitorio_Muscovy I assume you underestimate the qualities of flesh. It's self repairing, you can grow it by metabolising renewable resources like plants, you have a sensor network far more complex than human knowledge understand (like different emotions manifest in certain body reactions, which make one aware of the emotions, like a feedback loop), etc.
I'm on your side in regards of embracing the machine parts. Even when I was a little child, I always played that I had an cybernetic arm. And if I should lose a limp someday, I surely would see it as opportunity.
Though, flesh is advanced in ways, today's engineers won't dare to dream of to greate themselves.
Like, the whole world invests in an emergency situation unimaginable amounts of money, man hours and support into developing a vaccine against covid-19 since months now. But every single individual human body that got it (and didn't die), developed a brand new vaccine by its own in just 2-3 weeks.
Machine limbs are great, but flesh is great too.
It does feel a part of her. Because it attach to her bone, so that she wont feel the weight on her legs. It also the reason why we dont feel the weight on our legs. Our legs is heavy if u gonna lift an item the same weight to your leg u start to wonder why we able to walk with this heavy leg.
How is her skin just sitting on that metal rod? That boggles my mind. I don't understand how it could have healed and not bleed from there.
@Zako lol, if only our country worked like our bodies do
@Zako man, not the time nor place to get political over something like this, really uncool of you.
@Zako not idiotic, just uncool
In fact it dösen not really heal. Theres always gonna be a small gap between Metal and Skin. Patients have to clean ist several times a day. Infection is a big problem.
Thats titanium, the body dosent react to it, thats how we can have that inside of us in case of back stuff, if this is well inserted in some time the body just heals around it
That metal rod just protruding out of the stump looks horrible
It's the reality of these people, and it works well for them.
It's how it looks red, does it for it me
My leg got crushed in a house fire and because I’m a robotics student I was able to build a prosthetic leg from Vex Robotics parts
Cool!
Imma cyborg b*tches
How I wish I could afford this. I really want to walk again. I get teary-eyed every time I see people like me getting back to their normal self as before.
I'm so happy. This is legit such great news for folks who need this. And it looks so cool too.
Amazing!!wish my mother could have this 50 yrs ago! If I was younger this is what I would have like to help work on!!
Such an amazing breakthrough and above all a real feel good story for those who suffer such life changing injuries
Medical professionals and developers who work with prosthesis are advancing the quality of human life for everyone...literally everyone in mankind for this generation and every generation to follow. If you're reading this and play even the smallest role, your contributions may not be directly credited to you but I want to say thank you.
As an above knee amputee athlete for 34 years I have a few insights that might help explain this further. I have been examining this technique for years now since it became available in both Sweden and Australia previously. Finally hits here in the US and they are training doctors in this technique in a few locations. I looked into it and found that I wasn't a great candidate. Why? First, after 34 years wearing a socket it destroyed my back. The way you sit on the edge of the socket rim puts one hip higher on every step you take. Uneven gaits are the number one cause of low back pain. Second, after 34 years of non weight bearing on my femur it has thinned considerably and has osteoporos. Lastly, I asked how many of these patients get infections and the answer was "100% or them". Granted, most infections are minor skin related but occasionally they are much worse. Since I lost my leg to infection I didn't want to take that chance. That said I wish this was available when I had my amputation. I would have done it regardless of the infection risk. Having destroyed my back to the point of having 4 major fusions in the last 4 years has finally made me truly disabled now. This technique eliminates the need for a socket thus allowing a smooth even gait that would have preserved my back. Perhaps if the interview had been longer or unedited they would have gotten to this subject. Just adding my two cents to see if it helps someone in the future.
So great of you to share this experience. I’m getting above knee amputation next week and they are going to do this procedure at the same time. I’m a little worried, but reading the stories of the usual, and the pain they have, I’m going into this with some optimism.
Thanks for clarity on this. It sounds like if they're going to do this procedure, it needs to be done relatively soon after amputation, before the femur starts losing density. And the infection risk, I still can't figure out how they're keeping that at bay, because the titanium sticks out through the skin. But in the video it did look like the skin appears somehow fused to the titanium where it stuck out.
You can see how excited they were about the word play they found with "a giant step"
It's in the title and it was the first thing they said
That looks awesome
I hope this comes to everyone with an amputation instead of a small few
I have an uncle that was in the T2 plant explosion in Jacksonville Florida that took his legs at different sizes and it's an uphill battle for him everyday with the prosthetics that he uses it would be great to see him walk again without trouble
The last bit with her and the granddaughter made me smile.
We need more people like this man
So great to see people's lives improved by science! We are so fortune to live in a time of technology!
The exit point of the rod is baisically a break in the skin, wouldn't it have a risk of infection?
That's what I'm wondering too
I guess it would have a similar risk to an ostomy bag or even an IV line.
It would have to be kept sterile for a long time. It's basically a piercing, but dialed up to 11 with a much higher risk of rejection
@@ErectileSceptile And if it gets infected, it goes straight to the bone.
Its so crazy that this works!! Theres definitely a lot of return visits to the doc considering the open wound you're walking around with, but hey you're walking!
I'm always incredibly cautious about sticking metals into my body because of the long history of painful side effects and cut corners, but for people who really need it, this looks like it could mean the world to them.
If they've been able to get this to work long term, it's amazing because it is like going back to the actual bone structure just using titanium.
Scientists: *work hard to create life-changing technology*
Interviewer: Duh, can you make a Star Wars happen?
I have been an amputee since 1983 due to a tree climbing accident in 1969 aged 10. The problem with osteointergration is infection and it is not suitable for every patient .
Unfortunately due to serious infection issues I am not a suitable candidate. But it is good to see that advances are being made.
It scares the crap out of me. I've, probably like you, thought about this a lot. I don't see it working for me unless they amputate again which no way I'm doing that. I don't even want to experiment with different styles of legs now it cost too much to find out you don't like it. And that's just money.
@@garettanderson6772 I am very lucky as I live in the UK so don't have to pay for my limbs.
Also Garrett I have met two people who have had to have the pin removed due to infection.
Personally I think that the way ahead is to look at limb regeneration.
This is not as far fetched as it sounds. A number of Salamanders can completely regenerate their limbs. If only invertebrates like Starfish etc etc could regenerate then I suspect that you could dismiss it. But the fact that higher animals vertebrates can do this is proof that it is possible. So the question is not is this possible but rather can genetic engineering allow it to happen for human beings.
A great deal of research is going into this at the moment.
Wow incredible, I hope this tech reaches everyone who will ever need this.
"A giant step forward." I wonder if they realised what they did there.
yes, it was on purpose
They probably came up with the pun first and then went "oh, that's good. I guess we'll have to find some amputee or something to do a story on so we can use it."
It's similar to dental implants. A post into the bone, then a crown.
That's big blessing and it makes lot of sense too
Who do I contact to get more information on this amazing new prosthetic! I REALLY NEED THIS!! I have had two prosthetis built for me, but both are painful and most of all, just WON'T STAY ON! Sitting or especially using the bathroom is always a time consuming chore. I really want to walk again!! You really are giving me hope! I sincerely hope I get some type of reply, because I am so serious about how to get this for myself, I can hardly stand it! Thanks, Larry Smith
Praying and sending Positive vibes for you to received this.
Maybe contact Dr. Jason Stoneback?
Good luck... Perhaps you can ask for information??
CU Limb Restoration Program - University of Colorado Hospital
1635 Aurora Court
Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, 4th floor
Aurora, CO 80045
1-844-800-LIMB (5462)
Link to Dr. Jason Stonebacks info...
www.cudoctors.com/Find_A_Doctor/Profile/21152
good luck!
This is a swedish company on the swedish stockmarket, you can contact them at integrum.se/ or you can also find different hospitals around the US that do operations on www.avanza.se/aktier/om-aktien.html/753680/integrum-b
"Deus Ex: Human Revolution Icarus soundtrack intensifying"
She never asked for this
@@kubbley_5277 She clearly did though.
Instead of waging war, we should be focused on medicine and space exploration.
Biden: we don't do that here
@@openlink9958 burger king
@@openlink9958 Trump: Only if it's for the rich.
@@openlink9958 Biden lead the charge on the cure for cancer. You're talking about trump
@@webmasale ...
you know Biden biggest donors came from Wallstreet meanwhile Trump shattered records of small donors, right?
It is nice seeing amputees getting the needed prosthetics and the needed help. I'm so thrilled. Keep helping people.
So now a story of my own.
I was born without my lower right leg muscle, my right foot and my toe on my left foot. The umbilical cord managed to twist itself around my leg under my knee on my right leg and around my toe on my left leg causing the blood flow to lower to a dangerously low amount preventing my muscle, foot and toe to develop. As soon as I was born, I was immediately transferred to an operation hall to close the hole and the bleeding that was caused by the umbilical cord. 3 weeks later I had another operation done which was to reconstruct my whatever I had of the leg structure. I'm 20 years old now and I have a slim muscle, pretty much non existent on my lower right leg. I forgot to mention that somehow I have a heel.
I'm a very active individual, doing lot of sport activities, doing daily chores, and everything a so called "normal" person does on daily basis. I've been wearing a prosthetic leg with a wooden foot. The leg is not the best for my level of activity and body elasticity since I've broken a bunch over the years. The real problem is the foot itself. It is made of food shavings that are glued together and formed into a foot. When I get a new one(every 2 years), if it lasts even a month its a good outcome. Because of my level of activity, I'm breaking those wooden feed at least once a week after the first break. I said after the first break because the country doesn't allow me to get a new one, nor a better one that will be of a better use for me, so the doctors are just gluing the broken parts together. Keep in mind that when that happens on a weekend(for example Saturday), I have to wait until Monday to get my prosthetic fixed. And the day of the fix, it takes couple of hours to get it done and another 24h for the foot the settle down. That is 3 days of me not being able to function at all. It's either 1, 2 or 3 days of me being tied up to my bed and chair because I can't do anything without my prosthetic.
Every year that I need to make another prosthetic I pretty much beg for an improved one that will be of a better use to me, but I always get rejected because my problem is from birth, not from an amputation. Couple of days ago I sent a lot of files, with doctors that want to help me to get a new upgraded prosthetic. Guess what happened. I got rejected again. And not only that I got rejected, the government told me they don't care at all and that if I want a better prosthetic than I should amputate my leg. That way I will be qualified for an improved prosthetic. They want to make me more incapable of functioning to give me a better prosthetic instead of giving me a better prosthetic and help me live my life more normally. They just want to make my problem bigger just because they don't care about me being a "normal" guy living a "normal" life. I've never been so heartbroken and my self doubt has risen to an extremely high rate. What even is the point to even try to live a life when you can't win against power.
I'm just tired and I want piece.
TLTR: Me whining about how uncooperative the system is and how cruel they are because my prosthetic breaks every week and for me to get an upgrade I need to amputate my leg.
Oh my god that is so amazing!!
Praise the Omnissiah for such a miracle!
Flesh is weak, it decais and fails but the machine is pure and immortal.
Praised be the Omnissiah!
I used to bleed every single day before they came out with the silicone locking liners. The old hand stitched liners friction burned me and there was no way around it (with me) back then.
I have the exact opposite my stump won't tolerate silicone liners. Over the years I have tried at least ten different liners and I have had an adverse allergic reaction to them.
One liner took all of skin off.
@@nicholaskelly6375 So what's your solution
@@mwanikimwaniki6801 I stick to cotton socks which can breathe .
Also I hydrate the skin with doublebase cream which I then cover with gauze swabs over which I put a thin stump sock. Normally I would then have two thick socks However due to the Covid crisis I have only seen my prosthetist Mark twice since March and at present I am wearing seven socks in total (1 thin & 6 thick)
Usually Mark and my Consultant Dr Sedki monitor my stump on a monthly basis.
Basically it is crisis management.
But it does seem to work and I keep going.
My situation is complex as since a post amputation road traffic accident in May 1987 in which the stump was badly damaged (I also had a minor brain injury a bleed and it appears that this is relevant to situation) In the 33 years since then I have had the 12 major revisions which in practice have been mini re amputations. The last revision being in July 2017 and in all likelihood I will have to have a further revision in 2021.
It would appear that my brain is attempting to regenerate my right leg. As over last 33 years I have had the following issues
1) Bone growth (I frequently have filaments of bone growing out of the stump).
2) Nerve growth. Over roughly a 3 to 4 yearly cycle large nureomas form within the stump leading to extreme hypersensitivity (We do get warning of nureoma formation about 2 years after a revision. This is in the form of a series of blue-black spots appearing on the stump. When we see them we know that trouble is coming!) The only reliable relief is to surgically remove the nureoma.
3) Skin growth. I have very significant thickening of the skin around the bottom of the stump and on most days quite large areas of skin flake off. Keeping the stump well moisturized usually keeps this at bay.
4) Also I have had blood vessels grow out of the end of the stump.
Thankfully this isn't that common but it can cause an unpleasant mess.
5) Whilst this is all going on I have high levels of phantom limb sensation and phantom pain.
Whilst this sounds pretty grim thanks to my resolve, The outstanding care that I have received from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore in North London and since 2017 the St Thomas's Amputatee Rehabilitation Unit in Lambeth (After 2016 RNOH ceased inpatient amputation rehab)
I am able to keep going!
@@nicholaskelly6375 They told me I had a high pain tolerance. Even my dentist told me I do but dude you got me beat. I have a spot right in the front that callouses up and sometimes requires callous remover because how thick and hard it gets. Like a pebble in your shoe all day but way worse. I had a lot of reconstructive surgery too which took several years to finish but all that was over 20 years ago. I've had all sorts of sores over the years but not any like you're talking about. The worst injury I've had to that leg since losing it was cracking the bones in my knee, which also broke some blood vessels inside, and my knee swelled it up about the size of an American football. It had to be drained which was disgusting. But blood vessels growing out your stump and bursting? Man I had no idea that even happened. I hope they can do something for you that stops that and the other type of stuff from happening.
@@garettanderson6772 Thanks Garett I am very lucky in that I have an excellent team at RNOH who have never written me off. Also the ARU in Lambeth have stepped into the breach when RNOH decided to end inpatient amputation rehab.
Obviously most of the ARU's patients never return but in my case I have not been discharged and I remain on their books. So far I have been an inpatient twice in 2017 & 2019 and in all likelihood I will return there next year as my surgical consultant is pretty sure that he will have to operate again.
Also my friends and family have been brilliant over a very long time.
As this all started when I jumped out of a tree on 14th July 1969 and broke the leg very badly indeed (someone had put a 6" nail in the tree trunk and it was this that caused the trouble).
Having researched my situation I have found out that my condition is very rare but not unknown. The problem seems to be that in the RTA the dormant gene that triggers regeneration was switched on.
However the control mechanism is no longer present hence the random uncontrolled growth. However it is not at all clear how to go about reversing the situation.
As I noted earlier some ten species of Salamander have the ability to completely regenerate their limbs most notably the Axolotl.
I suspect that nature abandoned limb regeneration (Some lizards and mammals can regenerate their tails but this is a defence mechanism. The predator thinks that it has a tasty morsel but in fact just has a tail. This allows the former owner to run away!) For the following reasons amongst others.
1) Most individuals do not lose their limbs. So this ability whilst useful is not really required.
2) Limb regeneration requires a significant amount of brain capacity.
Which can be used for other purposes. Humans do retain limited regeneration abilities for example we can regenerate our livers. Also children have limited limb regeneration for example if a child loses a finger between the joints then the digital will grow up to the joint but not beyond.
Currently a great deal of research is going into this to see if controlled regeneration in humans can be achieved.
Anyway personally I will simply keep on going managing the problems as they occur.
great to see coverage of things like this, would be cool if media wasn't so partisan as well.
She’s got a good ripper doc
As a Physiatrist, the term is residual limb. Not stump.
I understand you but I call mine a stump. Doesn’t bother me at all.
lol as an amputee, it is a stump :)
@@Amputeeimplant agree!
How can they be sure that the skin is going to maintain a good seal around the metal? Skin can't grow into metal, so what prevents it from separating and getting infected? That's the main concern I'd have about something like this.
This procedure is well document and over 500 operations have already been made
integrum.se/opra-implant-system/
Many people have piercings and subdermals without issue. I assume if the area is not being bumped often it wouldn't become irritated.
why are you so negative, am I smelling Purity First (Deus Ex) in the making?
@@floridaviolets9601 Yeah, but piercings aren't attached to a bone, though. The edges of a piercing can fully heal up around the metal piece because the metal piece is not attached to anything inside.
I’m so happy for that lady.
At least some good news. Thank you all who works for this.
An interesting observation to note here: a more natural gait requires prosthetic muscles and tendons to serve as counterweights to the other legs muscular motion
Oh my God, it's the technique developed by the Bionic Vet.
Noel Fitzpatrick is a british veterinary orthopedic surgeon and inventor.
He has long felt that new techniques developed for animals in actual need be considered for use in humans, without testing on animals in labs.
In other words, we should not do testing on healthy animals just to prove the possible benefits for humans.
Instead, try the new techniques on actual injured animals who will benfit and provide data for the human trials at the same time.
We aren't that different physically that we should torture healthy animals needlessly.
We just have to adjust our thinking.
He also does lots of work with spinal injuries and paralysis.
He has developed and invented new techniques, tools and hardware to help his patients and hopefully, humans in the near future.
He's amazing. I am always in awe of his brilliance and empathy.
There have been several TV
series about him and hearing his talks about his works makes you realize he is a humble, driven, astonishingly creative genius who is trying to move all of medicine forward to lessen suffering.
The world is better because of him and others working in the field.
Bless them.
The technology was developed for amputees in 1990 by Dr Rickard Branemark of Sweden. His father is the inventor of modern-day dental implants and his son was the first to successfully implant an amputee using his discovery. His system is still in use today but in the early 70's it was first attempted right here in the US but failed miserably due to the material used. When Per-Ingvar Branemark discovered titanium was biocompatible with bone, it changed the game and allowed his son to take his work to the next level. Now we have several different devices to choose from; some of which are based on joint replacement technology, which was developed in Germany back in 1999 by a Dr Aschoff. Today we see implants being interfaced with the nerves and thanks to Dr Branemark, it is changing the game for upper extremity amputees.
That was a good video I'm happy for you Donna I needed to see that video it just made me feel a little better
👍This is great news!! This should be on all the news shows instead of other annoying announcements. How can an average person get one of these? How do they qualify if they are kinda poor? My father keeps on falling from his prosthetic leg. Due to diabetic problems his leg had to be amputated last year. He says it’s never comfortable, always in pain. 😭😢
Adam Jensen: "I never asked for this."
How do they prevent infection? That’s a direct entry point.. hmm curious
This amazing, really.
Im wondering the exact same thing
Just sterilize it
I'm thinking that muscle and skin "attaches" to the metal just like the bone does. Then there shouldnt be a problem. Hard to say how sturdy the attachment is.
As long as it is kept clean there should be no problem with infections, similar to how titanium dental implants do not get infected if cleaned properly. In some societies it is common to be circumcised to prevent infection, but the majority of the world prevent infections by cleaning themselves.
@@luvclub i guess thats a pretty simple answer, just keep clean and stay away from dirty lakes
I am a below the knee amputee(right leg) and I have had a "Stage 2" prosthetic for almost 2 years and honestly, I just have to re-up on new sweat socks and sleeve socks. The allen screws have only been adjusted twice during this time. I am 35 atm and I hike, bike, swim, I have gone bowling and my leg has not endured much pain or discomfort. I feel lucky compared to a lot of amputees bc my active personal life really has not changed. I also use Nordic Goddess CBD:THC balm twice a day. But, it is nice to know that the field of prosthetic's is always evolving. Stay positive and stay busy. Life doesn't stop.
Good to see Donna smile and be pain free.
Next step: Prosthetic emotions for the Swedish doctor.
Lol, very nice one!
Curious how skin meets rod. The healing...
Human Bodys are incredible my brother has a metal skull and metal rods in his body from a car running him over
@@aarsoul9860 That's different. It's fully covered, nothing incredible there. Look at her flash around the rod, it's dead purple and she looks very uncomfortable walking.
@@alterego157 dead purple? wat
I was just talking about this possibility with a friend the other day. You know the conversation, "wouldn't if be cool if," .Then randomly UA-cam says "want to know more". So awesome to see science doing what many of us only dream about.
I adore how wholesome this is... but I got to say that I love the part where the little boy looks into the prosthetic and is like “where’s the leg!?”
*In 2077, what makes you a criminal?*
People that dislike this must have a very sad life...
Maybe the thumbs down indicates they were offended by the interviewer's ridiculous assertion that George Lucas dreamed all of this up and everyone else is building on his novel ideas. First ... ever read Asimov? Good grief. Secondly, how dare suggest these genuis visionaries were inspired by a hollywood movie franchise? You can see in that man's demeanor and response, he seemed offended also. I'm sure the thumbs down had nothing to do with the love and care of these good doctors and scientists.
@@m.b.9209 people aren't that deep. Trolls just go around disliking videos for no reason or because they don't like CBS. It doesn't affect the channels monetarily so why do it? I remember back when there were no replies to comments to youtube.
@@m.b.9209 This segment's reporter, Barry Peterson, was not at all inferring that the original idea came from the mind of George Lucas, as if Lucas deserves the credit, which you seem to have gathered. The "Star Wars" bit was more of a passing cultural reference, to add color to the story. The Swedish doctor understood Peterson's inference.
I think people give the thumbs down because this came up on their feed. Possibly giving a thumbs down would change the algorithm?
@@TheTonialadd that makes no sense. If the feed upsets you than just scroll the subscriptions. Downvoting literally does nothing but makes you feel like you did something special. People dislike my boring videos of geese migrating or a tarantula, simply because they don't agree with my commnets on a totally unrelated video. People are shallow and easily offended.
Great idea. I hope it evolves into something even better. It sure looks cool for what it is.
Amazing! I hope this helps a lot of people.
How does the skin 'seal' against the steel protrusion.......seems like a serious risk for infections?
Yes, I was wondering about that too. What about infection? How are they supposed to clean it? Are they on permanent antibiotics?
Probably works similarly to body piercings. The bone is probably quite close to the skin.
@@rkan2 Skin piercings generally form a 'tube' of skin that the piercing goes through, i.e. the skin remains sealed against itself, think of an ear piercing...there is no access to the 'inside' of the body....but with this there seems to be: At the 'seal' of skin against protuding steel?
@@almostbutnotentirelyunreas166 I am curious about how this works as well. I don't have any piercings myself, but its my understanding that you are supposed to put some sort of disinfectant around the area for a few weeks after getting a piercing. Also you are not meant to go swimming for 2-3 weeks after a piercing, because the chlorine can cause problems. Perhaps there is a similar type of care that is done with this procedure, where you simply need to apply a topical ointment around the steel each night and avoid fully submerging it in water?
@@Dmbenaron I believe with most common piercings the presence of the jewelry forces the skin to "heal" as a liner around the jewelry connecting the ends of the piercing to form a tube. I don't know if there could be a similar bond between skin and bone. Something like that might be occurring with some horned/tusked animals though.
Lol that scientist when the reporter said "You're trying to make Luke Skywalkers arm". Looked like he got slapped across the face
This is very interesting because I recall reading about something like this when I was in college or recently graduated which was almost forty years ago. As I recall, the article spoke of using a stainless steel (vice titanium) insert onto which the prosthetic would attach and we didn't have the electronics capabilities back then.. The article was so positive that I assumed that it would become the norm.
Ten years ago, a friend lost his leg in an accident and I assumed that he'd be getting a leg that just snapped into place. I was surprised to find out that what I had read about had never come to pass.
As a clinician my biggest question is how will people deal with the risk of infection? Even if the skin molds to that rod there is still a gap big enough for bacteria and other things to get into it.
Yeah I don't understand this either. The video really did not answer any of these basic questions unfortunately hopefully someone knows the answers
Just wait until the prosthetics can be seamlessly integrated with leg so that no one can tell theres even a prosthesis
If you hook this up to Elon Musk's Neuralink, you'd have something.
ua-cam.com/video/MqZZpdTryj8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=IntegrumAB This is the next step
AGREED.
instead of integrating a rod into your bone, your consciousness will move the leg. neato :D
Yeah plus lots of ads while you're dreaming 😅
@@beanman9086 god I hope not lol.
I'm so grateful for my two legs!
i love how the little dog dances with her at the end!!
What is the infection rate?