Amputation in disguise: quadriplegia
Look or function? Some, like Apple users, definitely choose looks over function. But for amputees, function is always better than looks.
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Amputation in video games: Dead Space Extraction
Dead Space is a video game, entirely dedicated to cutting off limbs. This is one the best game series in recent years.
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Skeletons in the openness: Healed fractures in apes
Scientists analyzed many skeletons of deceased monkeys and were astonished to discover healed fractures. Not all of them were exited in the proper direction.
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Amputation in movies: The Four Rooms (1995)
Quentin Tarantino is one of my favourite directors. He uses so much all-american imagery in his movies and twists it in his very own, unmistakable fashion. Zippo, an American icon, is a full-time actor in most Tarantino films, with The Four Rooms being the zenith of the lighter’s stardom.
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Voluntary amputation for easier gadget usage
Some time ago, a few source reported of a man who went through finger size reduce procedure to use his iPhone. Thomas Martel, a 28-year-old fat guy from Denver, always had troubles hitting tiny buttons with his huge hands. The iPhone was the last straw, and he applied for thumb tissue amputation in order to
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Should I date a person missing finger or fingertip?
My new girlfriend doesn’t have a finger, should I still date her? My new boyfriend has half a digit missing, should I run away? Such palmistry appear in online Q&As with surprising regularity.
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Month One: The thumb is still heavily swollen
A month has passed since the injury and the surgery. The traumatologist described the new X-ray as consolidated fracture in satisfactory condition.
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Extracellular matrices scam – pig bladder pixie dust
Some news are just too good to be true. There were at least two reports about miraculous regrowing of cut-off fingertips. A breathtaking gospel for anyone missing some. Let’s take a closer look.
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Scars make a man handsome?
Some say scars only add to male attractiveness. We don’t get younger, and our skin and flesh accumulate defects over time. But do those add up to ultimate handsomeness?
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Celebrities missing fingers: Rahm Emanuel
From presidents to mayors, another prominent politician missing a finger tip is Rahm Emanuel. Rahm Emanuel, born 1959, mayor of Chicago (USA), a democrat and advisor to Bill Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s administrations.
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