What controls the movement with a myoelectrically controlled prosthesis?

a. Patient's muscle movement and the pros-thesis
b. Battery-operated muscles implanted in the prosthesis
c. Motion-sensing mechanism that swings the prosthesis forward
d. Internal computer chip in the prosthesis


A
A patient's muscle movement and the prosthesis control movement with a myoelectrically con-trolled prosthesis.

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