Functional and Psychosocial Outcomes of Hand Transplantation Compared with Prosthetic Fitting in Below-Elbow Amputees: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

Functional and Psychosocial Outcomes of Hand Transplantation Compared with Prosthetic Fitting in Below-Elbow Amputees: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND:Hand-transplantation and improvements in the field of prostheses opened new frontiers in restoring hand function in below-elbow amputees. Both concepts aim at restoring reliable hand function, however, the indications, advantages and limitations for each treatment must be carefully consid...

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Main Authors: Stefan Salminger, Agnes Sturma, Aidan D Roche, Laura A Hruby, Tatjana Paternostro-Sluga, Martin Kumnig, Marina Ninkovic, Gerhard Pierer, Stefan Schneeberger, Markus Gabl, Adam Chelmonski, Jerzy Jablecki, Oskar C Aszmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5010226?pdf=render

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