Improved comfort and function of arm prosthesis after implantation of a Humerus-T-Prosthesis in trans-humeral amputees

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-278

  Witsø, Eivind ^a,b,c   Kristensen, Tomm ^e   Benum, Pål ^a,b,c,d   Sivertsen, Svein ^a   Persen, Leif ^a   Funderud, Are ^d   Magne, Tordis ^a   Aursand, Hans Petter ^a   Aamodt, Arild ^a,c,d  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Orthopaedic Implant Research Unit   (Norway)

^d Scandinavian Customized Prosthesis   (Norway)

^e Norwegian Technical Orthopaedics   (Norway)

Author keywords

Humeral implant; Prosthesis; Trans humerus

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN BONE CEMENT; PALACOS;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS; IMPLANTATION; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SCAPULA; TRACTION THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33845386324     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640600605013     Document Type: Article

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