title: Prosthetic rehabilitation of an amputated thumb.
abstract: Prosthetic rehabilitation of any defect or abnormality of any part of the body must be as indiscernible as possible from the surrounding natural tissues in terms of cosmesis as well as function. Surgical procedures are more likely to meet the requirements of absolute function but the patients' involvement and willingness to undergo extensive and costly procedures like micro-surgical grafting and implants may preclude these procedures. This paper presents an alternative method of prosthetic rehabilitation of an amputated thumb with a heat cured silicone material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, do' Montmorency College of Dentistry, Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore. naeema@pol.com.pk
authors.forename: Nazia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yazdanie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013933:Thumb
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones