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Clinical outcomes of a low-cost single-channel myoelectric-interface three-dimensional hand prosthesis

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2019
Background Prosthetic hands with a myoelectric interface have recently received interest within the broader category of hand prostheses, but their high cost is a major barrier to use.
Inhoe Ku   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Increasing Assistance From a Powered Prosthesis on Weight-Bearing Symmetry, Effort, and Speed During Stand-Up in Individuals With Above-Knee Amputation

open access: yesIEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023
After above-knee amputation, the missing biological knee and ankle are commonly replaced with a passive prosthesis, which cannot provide net-positive energy to assist the user.
Grace R. Hunt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of human limbs. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This work offers a new view on the developmental history of tetrapods. It proposes an original evolution model of human limbs based on metameric formation of osteogenic buds in accordance to primary segmentation and biplanar symmetry. While going through
Alexander Ermolenko
core   +1 more source

Quality of life and reconstructive surgery efforts in severe hand injuries

open access: yesInnovative Surgical Sciences, 2018
Severe hand trauma, leading to extensive skeletal and tissue defects, requires plastic surgical reconstruction of the highest level aiming at maximizing function and aesthetics.
Alawi Seyed Arash   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF PROSTHETIC CARE INNOVATIONS

open access: yesCanadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2021
Overcoming obstacles to prosthetic fittings requires frequent tryouts of sockets and components. Repetitions of interventions are upsetting for users and place substantial economic burden on healthcare systems.
Laurent Frossard
doaj   +1 more source

Exploiting Intrinsic Kinematic Null Space for Supernumerary Robotic Limbs Control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) gained increasing interest in the last years for their applicability as healthcare and assistive technologies. These devices can either support or augment human sensorimotor capabilities, allowing users to complete ...
Borzelli, D.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Perfection of definitive processing of tooth artificial limbs from thermoplastic polymers [PDF]

open access: yesСаратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2011
By data the CART, about 95 % of adult population of a planet signs of periodontal diseases ...
Ryzhova I.P.   +3 more
doaj  

Artificial Limbs for Confederate Soldiers [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
This document discusses about the South Carolina state government's program to develop and provide prosthetics and artificial limbs to veterans post-Civil War into the 20th century as well as provides a list of veterans who received prosthetics through ...
McCawley, Patrick J.
core   +1 more source

A PRELIMINARY COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF THE PROSTHETIC CARE INNOVATIONS: BASIC FRAMEWORK

open access: yesCanadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2021
A preliminary cost-utility analysis (CUA) of prosthetic care innovations can provide timely information during the early stage of product development and clinical usage. Concepts of preliminary CUAs are emerging.
Laurent Frossard
doaj   +1 more source

Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion?

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Passively grasping an unseen artificial finger induces ownership over this finger and an illusory coming together of one’s index fingers: a grasp illusion.
Annie A. Butler   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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