Hand and finger prostheses

Beasley, Robert W.

doi:10.1016/s0363-5023(87)80180-6

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“…Three articles 7 , 16 , 17 are based on the experience of the authors and their evaluation of the fitting of prostheses to patients ( n = 7847 total). Two articles 1 , 18 describe the design of a specific prosthesis and six articles 8 , 19 – 23 are reviews which include passive prostheses. These six articles are either dated, do not provide a clear review of the peer-reviewed literature on passive hand prostheses, or do not indicate clear directions for improvement of passive devices.…”

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Passive prosthetic hands and tools

Maat

Smit

Plettenburg

et al. 2018

Prosthetics &Amp; Orthotics International

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Background:The group of passive prostheses consists of prosthetic hands and prosthetic tools. These can either be static or adjustable. Limited research and development on passive prostheses has been performed although many people use these prosthesis types. Although some publications describe passive prostheses, no recent review of the peer-reviewed literature on passive prostheses is available.Objective:Review the peer-reviewed literature on passive prostheses for replacement of the hand.Study design:Literature review.Methods:Four electronic databases were searched using a Boolean combination of relevant keywords. English-language articles relevant to the objective were selected.Results:In all, 38 papers were included in the review. Publications on passive prosthetic hands describe their users, usage, functionality, and problems in activities of daily living. Publications on prosthetic tools mostly focus on sport, recreation, and vehicle driving.Conclusion:Passive hand prostheses receive little attention in prosthetic research and literature. Yet one out of three people with a limb deficiency uses this type of prosthesis. Literature indicates that passive prostheses can be improved on pulling and grasping functions. In the literature, ambiguous names are used for different types of passive prostheses. This causes confusion. We present a new and clear classification of passive prostheses.Clinical relevanceThis review provides information on the users of passive prosthetic hands and tools, their usage and the functionality. Passive prostheses receive very little attention and low appreciation in literature. Passive prosthetic hands and tools show to be useful to many unilateral amputees and should receive more attention and higher acceptance.

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Passive prosthetic hands and tools

Maat

Smit

Plettenburg

et al. 2018

Prosthetics &Amp; Orthotics International

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“…Throughout the world, the major objective of prosthetics is to restore, the functional capacity formerly held by a limb deficient person while attaining the best cosmetic result [13]. Prostheses for the upper limb have been broadly classified as functional and aesthetic [14][15][16][17][18]. The patient may be treated with the surgical or non surgical approach.…”

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Aesthetic Finger Prosthesis

Shanmuganathan

Maheswari

Anandkumar

et al. 2011

J Indian Prosthodont Soc

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Complete or partial fingers are the most commonly encountered forms of partial hand losses. Though finger amputations are commonly due to traumatic injuries, digit loss may also be attributed to congenital malformations and disease. Irrespective of the etiology, the loss of a finger has a considerable functional and psychological impact on an individual. In order to alleviate these problems, partial or complete finger prosthesis may be fabricated. This clinical report portrays a method to fabricate silicone rubber prosthesis for a patient who has a partial finger loss caused due to trauma.

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“…The selected patients were again assessed for the appropriate passive prosthesis such as finger prosthesis, partial hand prosthesis, toe prosthesis, below elbow prosthesis or maxillofacial prosthesis. The custom made passive prostheses were fabricated by using silicone material, which is the most preferable material nowadays having biocompatibility properties and most natural appearance [7][8][9]. The passive custom made Passive Biomimetic Prosthesis http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72123 prosthesis was fabricated in the silicone laboratory and fitted to the individual patients.…”

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Passive Biomimetic Prosthesis

Nayak¹,

Lenka²

2018

Biomimetic Prosthetics

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Advancement in prosthetic technology provides the prosthesis more natural function and cosmesis to the amputee limb. But in most of the cases due to some limitations of the patient, the most appropriate prosthetic solution is not possible. Custom made silicone prosthesis with some passive function plays the major role to rehabilitate those patients. The cosmetic prosthesis mimics the natural colour and texture of the normal body. Nowaday the cosmetic prosthesis becomes the foremost choice of the amputee individuals.

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Hand and finger prostheses

Cited by 30 publications

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Passive prosthetic hands and tools

Passive prosthetic hands and tools

Aesthetic Finger Prosthesis

Passive Biomimetic Prosthesis

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