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Passive hand prostheses.

Hooman Soltanian·Genevieve de Bese·Robert W Beasley
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For many mangled hands, appropriately designed passive prostheses now available, alone or in conjunction with surgical reconstruction, can offer the best available improvement, provided they are of high quality and backed by prompt and reliable after-delivery services. Invariably, there is improvement in physical capability along with restoration of good social presentation.

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Amputation, TraumaticArmArtificial LimbsFinger InjuriesHand InjuriesHumansProsthesis DesignJournal Article

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Hooman Soltanian, Genevieve de Bese, Robert W Beasley. 2003. Passive hand prostheses.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0749-0712(02)00132-4

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