This is pretty amazing. Will be interesting to see how this transforms to use in humans.
"A cat named Oscar that had its back feet severed by a combine harvester, has been given two prosthetics in a pioneering operation.The new feet are custom-made implants that "peg" the ankle to the foot. They are bioengineered to mimic the way deer antler bone grows through the skin.
The operation - a world first - was carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Surrey, UK.
His work is explored in a BBC documentary called The Bionic Vet."
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"A cat named Oscar that had its back feet severed by a combine harvester, has been given two prosthetics in a pioneering operation.The new feet are custom-made implants that "peg" the ankle to the foot. They are bioengineered to mimic the way deer antler bone grows through the skin.
The operation - a world first - was carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Surrey, UK.
His work is explored in a BBC documentary called The Bionic Vet."
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcy78rnDKiQ"]YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
