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Review
. 2023 May 26;69(3):261-265.
doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2023.12933. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Upper limb prosthetic prescription

Yasin Demir  1
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Review

Upper limb prosthetic prescription

Yasin Demir. Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. .

Abstract

One of the most important parameters of prosthesis rehabilitation is to determine the most suitable prosthesis in patients with upper extremity amputation. When deciding on the prosthesis, the clinical features of the amputee should be highly matched with the predicted prosthesis. Prescribing the most suitable prosthesis and minimizing the mismatch can be possible with a detailed prosthetic evaluation.

Keywords: Amputation; prostheses; rehabilitation..

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Cosmetic hand prosthesis.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Body-powered prosthesis.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Electrical signal detection device.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Electrode location in six-channel prosthesis.
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