Upper limb prosthesis use and abandonment: A survey of the last 25 years

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-257

  Biddiss, Elaine ^a,b   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design; Prosthesis; Prosthetics; Rehabilitation; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ARM AMPUTATION; ARM PROSTHESIS; DEVICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

AMPUTEES; ARM; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 35848949332     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640600994581     Document Type: Review

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