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Hi all

I have heard recently of a nerve implantation to cure 'drop foot'. I can't seem to find anything apart from an electrical stimulation implant. Can any body shead any light on this please.

Cheers

David

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I have not heard of that....
There has been a lot of work done on implantation of nerve stimulators for drop foot.

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Hello David,
There was an article on thatfootsite recently about nerve stimulators for drop foot - http://www.thatfootsite.com/articles/
Also there's the TUBA project that is being run in partnership with Salford Uni (down the corridor), see - http://www.healthcare.salford.ac.uk/crhpr/tuba.htm
I realise these are electrical stimulator articles, but they may be of some use.
Happy easter,
Lee
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Hi Craig and Lee,

Thanks for the replies, I have seen the post you mentioned, and have heard from somewhere that a physical implant was in the preliminary satges.

Is that at all possible, either now or the future?

I shall research further.

Cheers

David

ps shead = shed

Hello David,
I'm not directly involved in the projects, but there's also the 'Healthy Aims' project that's got Salford as a partner (see http://www.healthyaims.org/ and http://www.healthcare.salford.ac.uk/...althy-aims.htm for further details.) Some of the implantable devices are currently being tested by Salford's partners in this European project, so I guess the answer is yes, there are working devices out there, but it's still being tested.
Lee
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Just came across this: Texas Nerve and Paralysis Institute.