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Bionic device that got stroke victim back on his feet again

When John McGregor suffered a major stroke and lost the use of his right leg, he never stopped believing he would walk again.

After months in hospital, he could manage to walk 50 yards but suffered “drop foot” – paralysis of the muscles that lift the foot, causing the toes to drag along the ground.