Upper limb prosthetics for high level arm amputation

Abstract

The paper covers the analysis of residual stump and upper body motions and their involvement in the patients' manipulatory functions. Attention is given to prosthetic techniques that do not restrict the residual motions. A single cable controlled hybrid arm prosthesis is presented with different individual cases. The kinetic structure and the control of prosthesis vary in each case to meet the individual manipulatory characteristic of the patient. The universal unconventional technique is presented which has modular possibilities seen from the kinematic point of view. © 1982, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.