Comprehensive prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with partial finger amputations using silicone biomaterial: A technical note

Finger and partial finger amputations are some of the most frequently encountered forms of partial hand loss. A high quality aesthetic prosthesis with passive function can be helpful to the patient since loss or congenital absence or malformation have both a social and psychological impact on the pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Prosthetics and orthotics international 2010-12, Vol.34 (4), p.488-494
Hauptverfasser: Kini, Ashwini Y., Byakod, Preeti P., Angadi, Gangadhar S., Pai, Umesh, Bhandari, Aruna J.
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Zusammenfassung:Finger and partial finger amputations are some of the most frequently encountered forms of partial hand loss. A high quality aesthetic prosthesis with passive function can be helpful to the patient since loss or congenital absence or malformation have both a social and psychological impact on the patient. Prosthetics is an art and science which provides a lifelike appearance to the lost structures of the patient. This case report presents the fabrication of a silicone finger prosthesis which had good suspension, adequate function, was comfortable to use and aesthetically acceptable to the patient.
ISSN:0309-3646
1746-1553
DOI:10.3109/03093646.2010.486391