TY - JOUR
T1 - Comprehensive prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with partial finger amputations using silicone biomaterial
T2 - A technical note
AU - Kini, Ashwini Y.
AU - Byakod, Preeti P.
AU - Angadi, Gangadhar S.
AU - Pai, Umesh
AU - Bhandari, Aruna J.
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.3109/03093646.2010.486391
DO - 10.3109/03093646.2010.486391
M3 - Article
C2 - 20528685
AN - SCOPUS:78649263745
SN - 0309-3646
VL - 34
SP - 488
EP - 494
JO - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
JF - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
IS - 4
ER -