title: Pediatric prosthetics: an update.
abstract: The present and the future in pediatric prosthetics are bright as a result of ongoing development of new components, materials, and techniques. The focus of clinicians, therapists, and researchers should be to determine the best way of matching components, techniques, and socket designs to the dynamic needs of the child as he or she develops from infant to adult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetics, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn, Dallas, TX 75219, USA. Don.Cummings@tsrh.org
authors.forename: Donald R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Cummings
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001132:Arm; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007866:Leg; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods