One Small Step for a Paraplegic, One Big Step Toward Reversing Paralysis

A clinical trial in Switzerland is testing a spinal implant to help paralyzed people walk again

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A man with thin legs sits in a chair while a nurse stands nearby.
A man who was partially paralyzed by a spinal cord injury is testing a spinal implant to help him walk again.
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