title: Creating a model for fabricating a partial hand glove prosthesis using the realigned casts of the contralateral digits.
abstract: A method for creating a model for fabricating a partial hand glove prosthesis is described. The realigned casts of the corresponding digits of the contralateral uninjured hand were used to substitute for the lost digits on a cast of the stump. The technique allows an exact reproduction of the anatomical and fine surface details of the digits. It has the advantage of customisation, allowing a close match in the size, shape and surface characteristics of the prosthesis to that of the remaining digits of the hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Leow
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kour
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Pho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity