Jim Ewing, Dynamic-Model Amputation Patient

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• 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.