title: Low cost cosmetic hand prostheses.
abstract: 66 patients with congenital or acquired amputations of the hand have been studied after fitting partial or complete silicone hand prostheses which can be manufactured at relatively low cost. Most patients used their prostheses on social occasions only and all but four expressed satisfaction with them.
authors.affiliation: Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gow
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003116:Color; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000191:economics; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000191:economics; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers