- published: 27 Jan 2014
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In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from Ancient Greek prósthesis, "addition, application, attachment") is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or congenital conditions. Prosthetic amputee rehabilitation is primarily coordinated by a prosthetist and an inter-disciplinary team of health care professionals including psychiatrists, surgeons, physical therapists, and occupational therapists.
A person's prosthesis should be designed and assembled according to the patient's appearance and functional needs. For instance, a patient may need a transradial prosthesis, but need to choose between an aesthetic functional device, a myoelectric device, a body-powered device, or an activity specific device. The patient's future goals and economical capabilities may help them choose between one or more devices.
Craniofacial prostheses include intra-oral and extra-oral prostheses. Extra-oral prostheses are further divided into hemifacial, auricular (ear), nasal, orbital and ocular. Intra-oral prostheses include dental prostheses such as dentures, obturators, and dental implants.
This video demonstrates our first prototype for our biomedical engineering senior design project at Washington University in St. Louis. The device is a prosthetic arm for anyone with a transradial limb difference (the arm distal to the elbow is absent). By moving the shoulder, the user controls digit flexion and extension. Vertical shoulder motions flex and extend all five digits, while horizontal shoulder movements flex and extend solely the thumb.
A below elbow arm amputee demonstrates how to don and operate his body powered prosthetic hook.
An old educational video from the 1950s for training Prosthetists how to properly harness and control a body powered upper extremity prosthesis.
Kenneth Doe CPO and transradial / below elbow amputee demonstrate use of conventional body powered prosthesis at Boas Surgical. BE amputee shows uses of farmers hook (Hosmer Dorrance #7). Video of experienced below elbow amputee demonstrating the use of multiple tools, broom, shovel, hammer, tying shoe, and various activities of daily living. Discusses use of body powered hand vs. conventional body powered hook/ terminal device. Please visit our website for more info: http://www.boassurgical.com/
This video-tutorial shows a technique how the practitioner or CPO can make a plaster cast negative from a user with a transradial residual limb. The goal is to get a good plaster cast for manufacturing a below-elbow Body-Powered arm prosthesis. Refers to step 4 "Measurement" of the treatment cycle of the Ottobock Body-Powered Education Concept.
The pupose of the research is to develop low cost Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand for Transradial Prosthesis espescially in the developing countries. The hand has seven grip patterns that can be selected by pressing tactile switch on the back cover. Based on the tests results, the transradial amputation participant can stably take, grasp, and hold various objects and do daily activities The reserach team are: 1. Mochammad Ariyanto 2. Rifky Ismail 3. Khusnul Ari Mustakim 4. Jonny A. Pakpahan
This video-tutorial gives an idea how the practitioner or CPO can build a below-elbow Body-Powered test prosthesis. It contains the activities of vacuum forming, foaming with Pedilen, the fitting of the trial socket and the alignment of the test prosthesis. Refers to step 5 "Production" of the treatment cycle of the Ottobock Body-Powered Education Concept.
Demonstration of casting technique for Transradial residual limb for fabrication of a supracondylar custom silicone socket.
Orthotic Prosthetic Solutions 3D Printed Transradial Prosthesis
A transradial prosthesis is an artificial limb that replaces an arm missing below the elbow. Two main types of prosthetics are available. Cable operated limbs