title: Myoelectric and body-powered prostheses.
abstract: One hundred twenty below-elbow child amputees compared cosmetically identical myoelectric (MYO) and body-powered (BP) hands after wearing each for 3 months; 78% chose the MYO and 22% chose the BP. However, at 2-year follow-up, only 44% wore the MYO, 33% used a BP hand or hook, and 23% became nonwearers (NW). Eighty percent of children aged > or = 8 years used active prosthetic prehension for both the MYO and BP prostheses. Comparatively, only 30% aged < 8 years and 0% aged < 5 years demonstrated any active prosthetic prehension. Active BP wearers were clearly most pleased with the features of their prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kruger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction