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The patient commanding a virtual arm

The patient commanding a virtual arm at the first follow-up after surgery, without training, owing to the fact that control information is extracted as it would be directed to the missing biological hand. The prosthesis is virtual during the recovery period after surgery to evaluate the interface.
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