Sheffield nurse returns to work thanks to bionic hand

A Sheffield nurse who had her arm amputated because of a genetic condition has had a bionic hand fitted, allowing her to return to work.

Liz Wright, who is 43, has Madelung's deformity, a genetic condition which causes pain in her arms and wrists. It means she has had to wear plaster casts to support her arm for over 30 years.

Her condition worsened in the last few years and she was in so much pain she could no longer work. She then made the decision to have her right arm amputated.

She was able to return to work at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital 10 weeks after the operation with a cosmetic arm fitted. However, she found her left arm was tiring due to carrying out tasks with one hand.

A month later Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust fitted Liz with a bionic hand. The hand is anatomically accurate and designed to provide the most true-to-life movements enabling Liz to perform tasks with her prosthetic hand.