Creating a model for fabricating a partial hand glove prosthesis using the realigned casts of the contralateral digits.
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Abstract
A method for creating a model for fabricating a partial hand glove prosthesis is described. The realigned casts of the corresponding digits of the contralateral uninjured hand were used to substitute for the lost digits on a cast of the stump. The technique allows an exact reproduction of the anatomical and fine surface details of the digits. It has the advantage of customisation, allowing a close match in the size, shape and surface characteristics of the prosthesis to that of the remaining digits of the hand.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation, Traumatic
- Artificial Limbs
- Finger Injuries
- Models, Anatomic
- Prosthesis Implantation
Anatomy
- hand