This article will describe a new concept in fitting the partial hand amputee to offer them enhanced grasp and improve their overall functional ability with the prosthesis. The concept is to activate the mechanical fingers ...

As multifunction prostheses become increasingly common, there is a need for improved control signal quality in order to control all the functions. Most signals commonly used for prosthesis control are sensitive to sweat, ...

The congenital transverse below elbow is the most common limb deficiency seen in our practice today. There is a small group of unilateral deficiencies who have such short forearm segments that they are fit with elbow ...

As advances in prosthetics are accelerating in the laboratory, research, and clinical settings, it is critical for the developers and medical providers to understand the setting in which the client with upper limb loss ...

A technique is described to cast for a frame socket to be used with Force Sensing Resistors (FSR's) The technique produces the largest number of control sites and ensures that at each site all forces on the FSRs are normal ...

Three transhumeral and five transradial prostheses have been successfully fit to patients using electrodes installed in roll-on sleeves. New metal electrodes and wiring have been developed and tested along with techniques ...

This lecture will discuss the experiences at the Center for Intrepid located at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) providing rehabilitation of amputee soldiers. This is part two of a series illustrating the prosthetic ...

With the integration of multiple grasp patterns, compliant hands have advanced the functionality of upper extremity prosthetic patients while also retaining the natural appearance of a human hand. The latest and most ...

Following the initial prototype clinical evaluations with the SCAMP hand, a clinical trail was carried out using the small size by the Prosthetic/Orthotic unit of the national Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics ...

Limb deficiency is rare in children and varies from almost undetectable to complete absence and those with sufficient severity thought to warrant prosthetic prescriptions are referred to the rehabilitation clinics. Number ...