Bioengineering of nerve-muscle connection could improve prosthetic hand use
  for wounded soldiers 
From: Michigan Today - 10/15/2009
By: Shantell Kirkendoll

Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan Health
System could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore
the sense of touch for injured patients.

The research project arose from a need for better prosthetic devices for
troops wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq. The team of researchers may help
overcome some of the shortcomings of existing robotic prosthetics, which have
limited motor control, provide no sensory feedback, and can be uncomfortable
and cumbersome to wear. 

Read the entire article at:
http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2009/10/story.php?id=7553&tr=y&auid=5459066
http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1333

Paul S. Cederna, MD
http://surgery.med.umich.edu/plastic/clinical/faculty/cederna.shtml
http://www.iog.umich.edu/faculty/cederna.html

Fine-Tuning Prosthetic Hands to Restore a Sense of Touch
http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?docID=631942