Groundbreaking Surgery Restores Hand And Arm Movement In Quadriplegics | IFLScience

It is quite the understatement to say that quadriplegia – the partial or total loss of function of a person’s limbs and torso – is a life-changing disability. Often caused by a severe spinal cord injury, many patients remain unable to regain any use of their limbs for the rest of their lives. Now, a pioneering new study at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.