title: Design and development of external prostheses and their function.
abstract: This article describes current techniques and materials used in the prosthetic rehabilitation of disfigured patients. The types of patients helped by external prostheses, the importance of accurate sculpting and tinting of prosthetic devices, the type of adhesives, and the new technique of osseous integration for external fixation of appliances are also reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013518:Surgery, Plastic