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RESTRICTED -- Once Paralyzed, Three Men Take Steps Again With Spinal Implant

In an undated photo provided by the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, David Mzee, who was paralyzed in a trampoline accident in 2010. Mzee is able to walk without any supports, if briefly and awkwardly, with the help of a pacemaker-like implant that sends bursts of targeted stimulation to the muscles that intend to move. (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH SPINAL INJURY TREATMENT BY CAREY FOR NOV. 1, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --