Exploring New Frontiers in Prosthetic Surgery – ReGiveMeFive
Project objectives
Upper limb amputees, especially those with proximal amputations, have a high rate of prosthetic abandonment. This is due to numerous factors, including the inability to effectively control the prosthesis, the lack of sensory and proprioceptive feedback, and the constant feeling of being "unfamiliar" with the prosthesis, primarily due to bulky, uncomfortable, and invasive attachment systems.
Despite significant progress in recent years in the area of limb revision and functionalization, surgical techniques for amputation stump preparation still cannot adequately support robotic and bionic technologies applied to prosthetics. For this reason, the ReGiveMeFive (RGM5) project aims to redesign the stump to be functional and adaptable to the application of a modern robotic prosthesis. The project will therefore proceed to: i) develop ad hoc bionic surgical procedures for the revision and functionalization of upper limb stumps, adapting them to next-generation prosthetic devices for an increasingly broad patient population; ii) provide proprioceptive information from the prosthesis to the user; iii) define guidelines for amputation stump revision.
Start and end date
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21/12/2020 - 20/12/2023 |
Scientific responsibility
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Responsible: Prof. Vincenzo Denaro and Prof Loredana Zollo Co-responsible: Prof. V. Di Lazzaro and Prof. G. Di Pino |
Coordinating institution of the project
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Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma |
Other participants
| National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL) |
Funding source
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National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL) |
