A San Diego retiree is the lucky recipient of the world’s first electronic knee, courtesy of the Scripps Clinic. The implant is outfitted with transducers, a microtransmitter, and an antenna, all of which will allow orthopedists to monitor the unique force signature produced by the man’s gait. Those real-time measurements will help engineers design more realistic prosthetics in the future, or even adjust the knee’s settings on the fly. Medical science can do this, but it can’t perfect the hair transplant? Gizmodo is flummoxed.
