Hearing and touch mediate sensations via osseointegrated prostheses
A new study has found that people with a prosthesis attached directly to their skeleton can hear by means of vibrations in their implant. This sound transmission through bones is an important part of osseoperception – sensory awareness of the patient’s surroundings provided by their prosthesis. The discovery sheds new light on the tactile and auditory perception of humans and can be used to develop improved prostheses.How can we help amputees regain tactile sensations and other natural feelings while grasping an object or walking on uneven ground?An international group of researchers in