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Jim Ewing, Dynamic-Model Amputation Patient

Jim Ewing (Dynamic-Model Amputation Patient) video.

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Learn more about plastic and reconstructive surgery at BWFH
Learn more about The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation and Audrey Epstein Reny’s story here
Learn about Brandon Korona, the second recipient of the Ewing Amputation

November 21, 2016 -- Jim Ewing, 52, underwent the first of its kind experimental surgical procedure to amputate his lower left leg at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. If successful, the surgery will enable him to perform complex actions and feel sensation by allowing his brain to interact with a robotic prosthetic.

Ewing Amputation Animation (download)

Ewing Amputation b-roll footage (download)

Jim Ewing, Dynamic-Model Amputation Patient

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