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Prosthetic Management Of A Child With A Phocomelic Deficiency

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Prosthetic Management Of A Child With A Phocomelic Deficiency

Bauer-Hume, Heidi ; Wierzba, Sol ; Woo, Anne ; Bishop, John
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10161/4923
Date: 1999

Abstract:

The subject of this case study is an 8 year old girl who has a phocomelic deficiency of her left uppet extremity. Her phocomelic hand consists of 3 digits including a thumb and has limited strength and range of motion. She also has an unusually pronainent and mobile "spilced" clavicle and no scapula. All other limbs and systems are unaffected and she is a bright, energetic little girl.

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